Chapter 280
Cyprus addressed the guards, while Jorick gave each a hard stare. Katelina could almost feel the new memories he was pressing into them. When they'd finished, one of the guards hit a button and the opposite wall slid open to reveal a slice of dark, damp alley.
"Danke!" Verchiel chirped and pushed ahead. They followed him out and into the artificially lit night. The side of the building snapped closed and suddenly they were alone in the alley. Tiny flakes of snow dropped from the dark sky above to melt on contact with the stones and a chilly wind whistled past them.
Neil clutched his duffel bag. "N-now what?"
Cyprus pointed to a garage door embedded in the back of a nearby building. "In there. The code is 677543924."
Verchiel shoved the suitcases on Neil. "I'll be back." And then he seemed to disappear. He rematerialized for a moment before the garage door and pushed in the key code. As soon as the door started to open, he was gone again.