Chapter 89

"In all of Hell, through every murky ring,

I saw no spirit facing God so proud,

even that king flung down from Theban walls."

-Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy

I tossed the box away, angry that Alexis had tricked me. The wolf was supposed to keep us away from the cottage. I should have looked through Matilda's things as soon I got there, then all the drama could have been avoided. Summer was alone. Alexis still had no idea how to wake her up, but she had a Rubella necklace and that changed everything. Her demonic soul was falling apart, which meant that she was desperate enough to arrange the healing ritual quicker than she planned.

By the time I got downstairs my head was banging loudly. Zach was standing by the window. There was stack of demonic books on the table.