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"You raised witchie wolves to bring the J��ger-Suchers to Fairhaven?"

"Of course not There’s a reason for everything I’ve done When the dark moon comes, all will be clear"

"As mud," I muttered

"I knew you’d coet the others to leave so you’d be alone" Lydia spread her hands "Werewolves popping up all over the place, and whaood doctor is on her own"

"But I’ure on the FBI showing up and refusing to leave So to screw up your life and instead screwing up e"

I could ilanced at the sky, then into the trees "Come on"

She shovedghost wolves, they awoke and s The sensation was creepy - like a chilly brush of wind that scrah my bones

A rustle from the forest was followed by the murmur of voices, the measured tread of huh the braaped at the witchie wolves Their ability to see theht of Lydia, they pointed their weapons at her head

"Just in time to watch the show" She put a knife to my throat

Silver, it burned like fire Smoke rose in an unpleasant streaet to you," Edward murmured "It is our way"

"Not round shifted The witchie wolves howled so loudly , then as one they stood and encircled the ravine Nic’s cell phone rang, the sound shrill and alien in the wared

With information that wasn’t crap Nic punched the on button

"Stay out of the woods"

I heard Will’s voice as clearly as if the phone were pressed to my ear This increased-power deal was very handy

"Too late," Nic said

Will cursed "Definitely stay away froreatest concentration of spiritual power is there The witchies will protect that ground, since it was by far the most desecrated It’s where they’ll come to power"

"In teeks?" Nic asked

" ’Fraid not In soends the dark moon is when the moon is new In others, the dark moon shares the sky with the sun The moon is always there, you just can’t see it in the daytime"

"The dark aze htened on the phone

"The witchie wolf army can’t be killed," Will continued "They’re already dead You need to stop Lydia fro to do"

"How?" Nic asked

"The most powerful shaman commands them"

"Lydia’s not an Indian"

"Shit," I muttered, as I remembered Will’s explanation about sha to do with it"

"You’re wrong" Lydia prickedto do with it"

The ground trembled, and Lydia released me I spun as she lifted the talisman, marked with my blood, toward the sun-drenched sky "Blood to the earth, flesh to the flesh, spirits arise"

"Go!" I shouted to the others "Run"

Nic snorted "I don’t think so"

"I live for this," Edward said

The two started forward, and the witchie wolves snarled Both h the bodies and into the ground

"Uh-oh," Nic ether they turned their weapons on Lydia and the wolves charged

"No!" I shouted, but they didn’t seerass Considering how the bullets had gone through them, the witchies were awfully solid One wolf sat on each of their chests, while two others yanked their weapons away and dragged them into the trees

"Keep everyone out" Lydia lowered her arms "Now it’s just you and me"

The witchie wolves howled "And them They want to be led They don’t knohat to do all alone"

Lydia inched closer "I need , all of it"

Fury shot through ood were years of ly-canthropy if I couldn’t defeat one crazy witch?

With anger ca wind I couldn’t prevent the growl that tickledout ofI should not feel the call of the ht it," Lydia ht You’ll feel a whole lot better"

"That is what she wants," Edward shouted "Do not do it"

Lydia’s laughter tickledyou what to do?"

"No," I lied

"If you knew everything there was to know, you’d change your mind"

"I doubt that"

"Let’s find out"

I blinked, and she was gone

"Do you knoho your mother was?" Her voice seemed to come from everywhere The trees, the sky

Where the hell was she?

"She was a olf," I answered "Edward killed her"

"Yes, but do you knohy?"

"She was a olf"