Caroline waits at the office, constantly on edge pacing back and forth. I can’t understand her nervousness, she isn’t the one about to march into this so-called mythical council and beg for her life.
She keeps checking her phone constantly. When I ask what is wrong, she just says she is waiting for her husband to come back. I wonder what her husband is doing that has her so on edge. When Josiah finally does show up, she all but runs to the elevator, watching the numbers above the stainless-steel doors till it dings on our floor.
Josiah steps out of the elevator, an annoyed look on his face like he brought bad news. I feel my stomach drop instantly, thinking it is the council as he speaks to his wife in a hushed voice before realizing I’m standing, watching them.
“Tobias isn’t going t
