Chapter 28: The Veil Library

The sun was a pale disc sinking toward the river’s edge when Leo and Mei Lin finally stopped running. They’d put three warehouses, a rail yard, and a maze of shipping containers between themselves and the chanting congregation. Leo leaned against a rusted container, his breath ragged, his shadow a restless puddle at his feet. The iron key—the eye-shaped one—was cold in his palm, heavier than it ha...