Theo glanced at the phone. It glowed and moved again. Was Kayden in the lobby?
Second attempt. In case he just didn’t catch it the first time.
After this, perhaps, it’s time for “something’s wrong” mode.
Jack went on. “If you fail in this, I’ll kill nine hundred and ninety-nine people in your name. I’ll even break my usual rules to get the body count that high, so it’s something special, beyond my usual habits.
Wow.
Maybe a bomb, maybe poison. I’ll come up with something. I can target the people you love, those you’re closest to, people you’ve affected. Aster there can be the nine hundred and ninety ninth, and you’ll be the thousandth. Perfect.
Oh hey, that would imply he’s going to spare Aster too. For now, I mean.
Canceling out the impact you’ve made in the world, it’s poetic.”
I suppose so.
Something tells me that if Jack had been informed about Dinah’s prophecy, he’d love that. Knowing that his impact was on such a global scale.
That is, if he doesn’t already know by virtue of whatever way this impact takes place.
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