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We spent the rest of that night trying to discover so more about the , witchie wolves, even Lydia

According to Nic, she existed, but he couldn’t find out anything else about her, which et off the Internet Around 3 am I fell asleep on the couch, only to be awoken by Edward several hours later

"Dawn approaches," he said "Let us go and question the native wo to have to watch what he said to Lydia

From the bloodshot appearance of Nic’s eyes as the three of us climbed into Edward’s Cadillac, he hadn’t slept at all Shortly after the sun rose, we reached Lydia’s

She stood on the porch as we cli The way she stared at Edward even more so

"Lydia," Edward said "It has been a long tilanced froranddaughter?"

Edward snorted "She is no hter than she is mine"

"Who is she?" I asked

"Lydia Lovell A familiar"

"Familiar hat?"

"The olves" Edward made an exasperated sound and turned to me "You knohat a familiar is"

I did, but-hoas I supposed to know Lydia was one?

Traditionally, fa places no huo

The concept of the helpful spirit being is believed to have originated with the toteuides of the shamans However, since the olves were already animals, their familiars took the for to become a Chippewa - "

" Chippewa?" Edward interrupted "She said Chippewa?’

"Yes Then no She corrected herself Why?"

"I’ve learned a few things from Cadotte, and no true Ojibould ever use the word Chippewa"

Nic pulled his gun and pointed it in Lydia’s direction

"Not yet," I un didn’t appear to make Lydia nervous, which only madelong enough to stop her, or her nefarious plan was too far along to thwart

Was there a door nuht I work for the olves But soon they ork fora witchie wolf army," I said

Lydia inclined her head

"But how? You aren’t a olf"

"Are you certain?"

"Yes," I said fir I’d learned as a J��ger-Sucher, the rules applied only until soed them

"You don’t sound very confident But I’ve spent a lot of time and money to make all of you doubt what you know and who you trust"

Money? The light went on in ht inforhed "There isn’t any traitor - or at least not in the technical sense of the word None of your own betrayed you"

Good to know Really set my mind at ease

"If not one of us, then who?"

"Do not waste your time," Edward said "She will not tell us" Edward turned his attention to Lydia "I am afraid your lover is dead Will that destroy your plans, I hope?"

"My plans are right on schedule"

"You wanted Basil dead?" I asked

"Not particularly He was an incredible lay He’d do anything I wanted, anywhere All day, all night The boy was a"

"Way too much inforly well ’Kill Dr Hanover,’ I said Next thing I know - bam, baht, Nic?"

"Yeah Then he ran away like a girl"

"Hey!" I protested