I closed the coffin lid and then sat on it. "Where are we?" I asked.

"We're about an hour outside of Barcelona," Tyler said. "Karen went ahead to the villa to make sure the arrangements checked out."

They all looked worn out, except for Julie, who watched me intently.

"You really scared Karen," Tyler said. "She thought you'd rip her throat out when you awoke."

"She said two days, I said one, and I'm where I need to be. She has nothing to worry about. ...