"Believe it," Kira added.

They went back outside to their car.

"How the hell did the Dark One find us?" Kira asked. "How did he know where we were?"

"I don't think he did," Wyrdrune replied as they walked toward their car. "I think he was only after Paul.

It wouldn't have been hard for him to find out Paul's address. I don't think there's any way he could have

known that we were there. Paul's been receiving all the coverage as the Bureau agent handling the case.

If the Dark One got him, in the same way as he killed his other victims, the media would play it up very

big. Think of the effect it would have."

They got into the car.

"Don't look now, but you're being followed," a voice suddenly said from the backseat.

"Billy!" Kira turned around, startled as he materialized behind them.

"What do you mean, we're being followed?" Wyrdrune asked.

"A team of Bureau agents came busting into the house shortly after you left with Paul," said Billy. "Where

is he, by the way?"

"The doctor's checking him into the hospital."

"Probably the best place for him," Billy said.

"What happened?" Kira asked.

"They ransacked the house, found the map we were using, with the locations of the murders marked,

and came to the conclusion that we were a cult of necromancers. However, I think they suspected that

already."

"Leary," Kira said. "That idiot's going to ruin everything."

"Not if I can help it, she won't," said Wyrdrune. He raised his hands in a thaumaturgic gesture and

started to mumble under his breath.

"Wait a minute!" Kira said. "Don't—"

The entire car disappeared, only to rematerialize about two feet above the Santa Fe River. It fell into the

shallow water with a splash and a jarring impact.

"—teleport!" Kira finished.

"Ooops," said Wyrdrune.

"I can't believe you did that," Billy said.

"I can," Kira said sourly. Water started to seep into the car. "Great job, warlock.Now what do we do?"