CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE: BEN TAYLOR “Is this when the magic happens?” I asked. After talking with both Solis and Kristoff, I’d been led to a room that I could only assume was Solis’s private study. “What magic?” Solis asked, with a head tilt. “The deal,” I said, “the deal that I made with Lilith. I’m going to get to be with Emma, and you’re going to keep Clark far, far, away from her.” Solis chuckled. “Do you think we’re idiots?” “I…no.” I was taken aback by this sudden turn. “Where is this coming from?” Kristoff sneered at me, looking like an angry Father Christmas. “We’re not fools, boy. We know exactly what you are.” “Sorry?” Solis sniffed the air. “I could tell from the moment that you walked into the room. You’re not a messenger. You’re her vessel. She uses you as one of h