"Someone tried to steal Quince's body."
Emerald's blood went cold. "Wait, what?" she asked in shock. "What do you mean someone tried to steal the body?"
"We caught them just in time."
"Caught who?"
There was another round of noise and shuffling in the background, and Emerald gripped her phone tighter. "Nessa… what the hell is going on over there? I can hear shouting."
"We've got it under control," Nessa said quickly. "Lucian and the others haven't left yet. Everyone's still here."
"But what happened? You said someone tried to…"
"Em, just come back," Nessa cut in. "We'll explain everything, I promise. You need to see it for yourself."
The line went dead.
Emerald slowly set down her phone, her mind racing with thoughts. She tightened her grip on the device just as the other door of the car creaked open.
She didn't need to look to know who it was.
"Would it be too much to ask for a ride back?" Ares said as he slid in smoothly, pulling the door shut behind him.
