Chapter 11

The twins thought it might be defensive, and Terrell liked the idea, but nobody lined up to be a guinea pig. “So, I was thinking I’d test the other three next,” Eleanor said with a measure of exhaustion in her voice. She leaned back in her chair, and the wood creaked. “Kenna’s is a lot like yours, you know. So don’t get your hopes up.”

Kenna? The sister?

“I figured you’d wanna be there,” she added.

“Umm, sure,” Terrell replied in a distracted tone. Dakota saw him rubbing at his knee. “Should be interesting.”

Eleanor rose to her feet and began collecting plates. They clicked together as she stacked them. Lorna and the twins followed suit, and Dakota pitched in where he was needed. By the time they showed him to his room for the night, Terrell had disappeared.

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