House of Hollow

Rattled about their sister, Iris and Vivi go to Grey’s apartment in London, which she rarely uses in her world traveling. The space is nothing like Grey, devoid of her beloved dark fairy tales, photos, or anything personal—just marble and concrete.

Iris believes Grey may be at her favorite club, Cuckoo. The Cuckoo hostess denies them entrance, since they aren’t on the club’s list, but says a black-eyed man “who smelled like…death and burning” was asking about Grey yesterday, but she didn’t let him in out of fear (49). Vivi puts her finger against the woman’s lips, who is suddenly “dazed and drunk” as Vivi compels her to let them into the club (50). Iris has seen both sisters’ powers before, but personally doesn’t like to make people “high” on her. The hostess is persuaded, and the sisters search for Tyler Yang, Grey’s boyfriend.

With eccentric fashion sense, including floral suits and lipstick, Tyler is a Korean British model who’s been dating Grey for a little over a year; Iris finds him attractive. The sisters interrogate him about Grey, whom he calls a “lying, cheating witch,” using the w-word they hate (54). Vivi suggests they’ll call the police since Grey is missing and tries to intoxicate Tyler, asking if he hurt Grey—but he’s strangely immune.