Rhodes's brows rose. "Why will he distract me? Am I too kind? I have a niece his age, and all her friends know me from my discipline. He also knows them, so I'm treating him like how I treat Frieda's other friends. Is it bad?"
"You don't have siblings. What niece? Wait…" Kathy flinched and scooted in her seat to face him more. "Those girls… No wonder Killian asked us to release Michelle Hawthorne."
"I thought you knew before you stepped into that room."
…
It was safer for them to stay in Menorosa. Their bodies, that is. Rhodes didn't know how vast Killian's range really was, but he didn't have trouble showing up in the capital. The magnificent man also easily brought them to New Pearson's spiritual realm. Like when New Pearson first burst into flames, Rhodes appeared in his asylum-patient astral form.
The former doctor looked around, seeing Kathy and Killian sensing multiple things. When Killian met Rhodes's gaze, he smiled at the doctor again.
