Book of Watchers by Mary Ting

Author:Mary Ting [Ting, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 38382590
Publisher: Bishop House Publishing
Published: 2018-03-25T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Uriel’s Past

Enoch

When Jonah said let’s go, I hadn’t thought things through. I hadn’t invited my friends to my parents’ house in ages. No need when I had my own place. What would I say to my mom? My dad certainly would kick us out.

“Maybe you two shouldn’t be here. Let me—”

“Enoch.” Jeffrey’s elated voice startled me when he opened the door. “This is your house, too. You shouldn’t feel like you need to wait until someone opens the door. And you brought friends. Just like the old days. Come in. Your mother will be home shortly. She went out with her friends.”

“How about my father?” I couldn’t help the disdain in my voice.

“On a business trip, as usual.”

Though I had no evidence, I was sure he had another family in another state.

“Good,” I said under my breath. “Oh, by the way, this is Mayra and you know Jonah.”

“Yes.” Jeffrey gave a curt nod to Jonah and shook Mayra’s hand. “It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Then he faced me. “Would you like for me to bring you something to drink or eat?”

Father and Mother gone—this was a perfect chance for me to take the book without either of them knowing. “Sure, Jeffrey. Can you fix us some tea and sandwiches? And take your time. I’m going to give them a tour of the house.”

“Sure. Whatever you want.” With that, Jeffrey shuffled away.

I led Jonah and Mayra to the door that looked like a part of the wall. “I have one problem. My parents will know I took the book because of the security camera. Can you do anything about that?”

“That’s my job. Point me to every camera we encounter and I’ll make sure it doesn’t see us,” Mayra said.

I didn’t know how that was possible, but I trusted that she’d done it before and knew what she was doing.

After I punched in the code, the wall slid open. When we stepped inside, Mayra grabbed my shoulder. I whirled from the force of her pull.

“What?” I whispered sharply.

“The code you used to open this room—”

“You can hear the numbers I pressed?” I asked, impressed by her ability.

“Yes, and so can Jonah.”

“What about it?” I asked.

Mayra’s eyes grew wider. “It’s the exact number under one of the angel statues. I wondered why that one specific angel had numbers while the other...” She looked off to the distance. “I’ll need to look at it again.”

That explained her obsession with my angel statues. Now I was curious too. I had never examined the bottom of them. Why would I?

After we entered the vault, the same eerie chills waved through me. When I pointed out the several hanging cameras, Mayra did her thing and Jonah shadowed me.

“Wow. Your parents have an impressive stash.” Mayra walked ahead of me to admire the hanging swords.

“We don’t have time to waste. Where’s the book?”

Jonah’s temper unnerved me, and I didn’t like his tone.

“Right here,” I said, standing before the glass case.

The treasure box seemed more stunning than the last time I had seen it.

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