Stay inside. Do not turn on a light. Do not even look out the window.
Those were the instructions Lucas had mindlinked to her hours ago, and the tension in his voice had twisted Celia’s stomach into a knot. He told her things were bad, that Marcus was furious, and that threats had been made. He also made it clear he was not coming back tonight. It was too risky. Until he figured out where Landon had gone and came up with a plan, Celia needed to stay hidden.
Every part of her wanted to run straight to him, dangers be damned, but Ariadne had backed Lucas up and insisted Celia stay put. Arlo was apparently just as worked up. Celia knew herself well enough to know she would be a distraction if she went to him. Lucas needed to focus, and he could not do that if he was constantly worried about
