Behind The Mask
Slowly, carefully, I began to translate the first page, the lullaby whispering through my mind.
Minutes passed. Then hours. Until finally, the words began to take shape. When I reached the end of the first page, I froze.
It wasn’t just a page. It was a record, the record of their meeting. Names, dates, locations, all of it detailed meticulously. The list of attendees.
My heart stopped. I reread it once, twice, before the shock cracked into a sharp, breathless scream, half disbelief, half triumph.
I’d done it. I’d unlocked the first secret of the Order. I grabbed my burner phone and dialed Raina. My voice cracked with adrenaline.