Chapter 56 Midnight Meeting

(Iris)

As I sat by the waterfall, I couldn’t help but voice my doubts. “Are you sure the kid knows what he is doing?” I asked Jasper, my voice tinged with worry.

“For the hundredth time, Iris, it was your plan. I only provided the idea,” Jasper replied with a hint of exasperation.

After we decided that Seraphina was the key to solving our problems, we realized we needed to meet her face to face. Jasper suggested that we might find some kids playing in the woods, just like we used to, and get them to pass a note to her.

“How do you know she will come alone? Maybe all you did was set us up to be thrown back into jail,” I questioned, my anxiety bubbling up again.

“I think she will come alone. Call it intuition,” Jasper said, rolling his eyes.

“Intuition,” I muttered, shaking my head. “I wish I had as much faith in intuition as you do.”

Jasper sighed, the sound heavy with patience wearing thin. “Iris, we’ve been over this. If we don’t take risks, we’ll never get anywhere.”

I knew he