Page 282 of Oracle Returns: Time will Stop

“They can’t get free on their own. That would take intervention by some astronomical means. The darkness they’re in now isn’t easily escapable. If they can get out, they won’t be the same. They’ll be a different entity altogether, and need to cross IMMEDIATELY.”

And that sucked.

Wynter was their friend, and they didn’t want this for her. No one’s soul should be tormented forever.

NO.

ONE.

“Great,” Honor said. “Thanks for the cheery update,” she said. “I feel much better. No one in this family better go down to that mess,” she stated.

And they all agreed with that.

Honor’s mother was with Tori and Julian’s ghosts. As a Catholic, Honor would suffer thinking about her mother’s eternal damnation.

“We’ll let you know if we find out anything else,” Tori said.

All they could do was wait.

“Be safe,” Raven said. “And keep your protection on you at all times. Now is NOT the time to fuck around and find out!”

It was rare that Raven spoke like that, so they knew he wasn’t playing around.

“We will,” Julian said. “Tattoos are definitely next!”

And he wasn’t playing either.

Hitting the end call button, it was clear that everyone was frustrated, and they all got it.

This.

Was.

Bad.

After the call, they all sat there silently, thinking about all the ways this could possibly go south.

Because there was no doubt that was the direction it would be taking.

“I feel helpless,” Bishop finally said, and she’d clearly nailed how they all felt about this.

“Same,” Tori added.

Julian felt all kinds of things, but most of it was terror at what could happen.

Demon and HIM were NOT synonymous.

Already, he was planning his exit strategy from Salem because of it. If this even remotely went bad, he was getting his business the hell out of here to save as many of them as he could.

“We need to go to Ridge and Wynter’s home,” Tori stated. “I want to see if we can find her. I can’t just give up and write her spirit off. If we can find her…”

Bishop was willing to try.

“Hopefully, she’s somewhere safe, hiding. Maybe she got lucky. The idea she is in some dark hole where this thing sent her…”

Yeah, she wasn’t telling Ridge that.

And neither were they.