Chapter 54

Those same shaky hands accepted the phone, and Sasha’s eyes widened in wonder. “That’s me…” he said, touching a finger to the screen. It was a picture Nathan had taken the previous night, before Charis and Lindsey’s arrival. It was at an awkward angle since Nathan had simply stretched his arm out to fit them all into it. All three of them were visible, though, Sasha in the middle with an arm around both brothers. They were smiling.

“See? Friends. I’m not going to hurt you,” he said to Sasha’s reflection. Bright, watery blue eyes looked up at him. “I’m not going to do anything to you but try and get your brains back to the age of your bodies. Now...do you guys got any knives on you? Any other weapons? Give yourselves a pat down. I don’t want you cutting yourselves.”