CHARLES'S POV:
Erik, I trust he is somewhere between finding and watching Pearl. Hopefully, even being convincing enough to bring her ass safely home. I sent Jake to his house with the potent perfumes of Kathleen all over him. His wife had called three times, saying the twins had spiked a fever and has vomited three times in the last hour. Jake has a rough night ahead of him. I didn't envy him for that.
Once Erik and Jake leave, l take a minute before going inside to break the drama up. I stand in the parking lot and puff on my cigar. I swear with my own two eyes; I see it. A thick patch of grey fog settling across my boots. It is strange. It is nowhere else just on me. The temperature noticeably drops, giving me a chill down the center of my spine. I cover my neck with the collar of my
