Chapter 211

"Putting distance between yourself and Lucius isn't the answer, you know?" I bunched my hands into fists by my sides as Harper and I walked through Battersea Park, with the imposing cylindrical towers of the power station looming over the top of the tree line ahead of us. In the distance they looked like thin ghostly giants, sweeping their watchful glare across the park and keeping an eye on all who dared to venture into this lush oasis, located in the midst of the grey urban jungle of the city. Spring may have brought with it bursts of bluebells and explosions of tulips, but the nights were still full of winter chill, almost as if it was stubbornly refusing to give up its throne for the next season to take its rightful place for the next few months. Despite the cold night air that bit cruelly at faces and fingers, there was still a few joggers about, still a few people taking a leisurely walk before the gates were closed at ten-thirty. We were making our way towards the r