Chapter 44

"I win," Jake said, leaning back against the cool stone of the outer wall. He stretched his legs across the manicured grass of the Emerald Island garden, the afternoon sun dappling through the leaves of Diana Reed’s genetically enhanced flora. In front of him, Cody Fisher’s ectoplasmic skull hovered a few inches above a makeshift game board. The dice had settled into a winning configuration for Jake, a feat that had happened six times in a row. Cody’s translucent jaw drifted open....