Thea, who was disguised as Tobias, asked, “Was James the one who called?”

“Yup.”

Maxine nodded and said, “James asked us to return to Cansington at once. He’ll be there shortly. He must be worried that we might be seen by the Blithes, which would certainly complicate things.”

“In that case, we should leave.” Thea nodded.

“Alright.”

They headed to the airport.

Meanwhile, James headed to the suburbs.

After finding a desolate place, he removed the human mask on his face. Then, he took