Phoebe heart skipped a beat, and she paused before answering. Loyalty shone through.
"Belthazar doesn't exist anymore. Cole, tell her."
Cole merely smiled, and Phoebe's heart sank.
"Cole?" Phoebe asked desperately.
"Cole, what's going on?"
"This is my mother," Cole said, smiling.
"Yeah," Phoebe said slowly. "Yeah, I've got that. But... what is she doing here? And what do you want with me?"