LYRA

Primordial means origin, I thought. That means this book harbors everything from the very beginning. If I get my hands on this book, I’m done for. It would be like holding a treasure chest of gold. 

But where will I keep it? 

Is this just a fictional story, or does it truly hold the secrets of the mansion and everything connected to Blade? 

I had no time to dwell on it—I needed to move. And the book had to come with me. I tucked it in the middle of the stack of books in my ...