Revenant (The Midnight Society #3) Read Online Free

came.
    “Something’s happening within the Revenant organization and from what I’m hearing, much of that is directly related to Lincoln. They’ll be moving him in three days, via plane.”
    I raised a brow. “Moving him where?”
    “Lord only knows. All I can say is that it’ll be overseas somewhere.”
    I held my breath for a moment before slowly exhaling.
    “Is your source reliable?”
    There was a brief pause. “Yes.”
    “You don’t seem so sure.”
    This time, Shadow responded without hesitation. “No, my source is very reliable. They’ve never lied to me before.”
    “So what happens when Lincoln steps on that plane?”
    “I can only assume that we’ll never see him again.”
    I swallowed hard. Shadow must have noticed the look of concern on my face.
    “Don’t worry. As I mentioned, I have a plan in place. I already know the time and the location: This Thursday at midnight, Moral City’s island airport. Before Lincoln boards that plane, we’re going to move in and extract him.”
    “You’re making it sound easier than it’s going to be. I think it’s safe to say that Calisto will bring an army with her to that airport.”
    “She probably will, but we have the element of surprise on our side. She won’t know that we’re coming for her. If we’re lucky, she might be stupid enough to make an appearance herself. We can finish this once and for all that night.”
    “There’s only six of us Shadow, six against an entire army.”
    “I’ll need you here that night, helping Reiko,” he said.
    “What? What do you mean? I want to come along and help.”
    Shadow shook his head. “Believe me when I say you’ll be doing the lion’s share of the work helping Reiko out that night. We’re going to need to hack into the grid and shut off all electricity to the sector that feeds the Island Airport. I remember you logging into Calisto’s security system at her condo. You’re a computer whiz, Aria. With you and Reiko both at the controls of this operation, I have nothing but confidence.”
    He had a point. I was and still am good with computers.
    “So then five against an army,” I pointed out.
    “Six,” Shadow corrected me.
    “Who’s replacing me on this suicide mission?”
    Shadow swallowed. “Beau’s brother, a.k.a. Donald’s other bastard son. Beau and I are going to Oakridge County tomorrow morning to meet him in person.”
    “I’m wary of bringing more outsiders into this thing of ours,” I said. “Trust is a hard thing for me to grasp these days.”
    “Do you trust the people we have right now?”
    I wanted to say yes, but I had to be honest with Shadow—I didn’t.
    I shook my head.
    “Neither do I,” Shadow frowned. “I’ve seen Isadora standing alone, muttering to herself at times. I know you’ve explained to me already how she’s talking to her dead wife—as strange as that is—but sometimes, I can’t help but think she’s talking into a wire, and at the other end of it is my sister.”
    “I trust Isadora,” I stated. “She saved me, Shadow.”
    He looked puzzled. “She did?”
    Was there any point in telling Shadow how at the lowest point in my life it was Isadora who had reached deep into my heart and mind and tore away all the darkness that anchored me down?
    “Do you trust me?” I asked.
    “Of course. You don’t even have to ask.”
    “Then trust my judgment. Isadora won’t betray us.”
    Shadow pursed his lips, and finally agreed. “Okay.”
    “What about Cairo and Reiko?” I asked.
    I hadn’t a chance to spend any time with them. After their spat at the dinner table where Reiko dropped the bombshell that she had slept with Lincoln, prior to dating Cairo, they had mostly kept to themselves. It was noticeable that they were keeping a distance from each other.
    “I’ve known them since days back in the Academy. I don’t think they’d ever want to hurt me.”
    “Didn’t you tell me that Cairo tried to punch off your head when he first saw you