"You should have stayed away from Paige." He said.
"I tried." I said.
"You weren't supposed to try." He said.
"I thought you wanted the information." I said.
"I wanted results." He said.
"What kind of results?" I asked and he turned.
"The kind that would destroy the Iron Vipers." He said and my breathing became shallow.
"And Paige?" I asked as Victor stared at me.
"Paige is the key." He said as my fingers tightened around the phone.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because she's connected to things she doesn't understand." He said.
"What things?" I asked as Victor smiled.
"You'll know when you're told." He said.
"And the journals?" I asked.
His expression changed. That was the reaction I'd been waiting for.
"You don't need to know about the journals." He said.
"But you asked me to get info
