Zoe didn’t let him intimidate her.

Looking back at him, she said, “I can’t help you! They flew out of the country and I’ve no idea when they’ll be back. I don’t think they’ll stay in the same place when they come back.

“I’m sure you know this, but Noah spent two years garnering more powers and influence than I have in Silvercrest. There’s nothing I can do if he intends to hide from me.”

“I know you’re telling me the truth. I’m just trying to leverage on your conscience,” he said.

She responded mockingly, “Here I am, thinking conscience is the last thing you care about in the world.”

Then, she had no intention to talk with him further. Putting on her sunglasses, she said, “I’ll be in touch when I have news!”

The next thing she knew, he gripped her arm.

It was reminiscent of how he had grabbed her hand all those years ago. He was also touching the slash marks on her wrists back then. Back then, she was weak and vulnerable. Now, however, she was much more powerful. She was no lo