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CHAPTER 17

Misley’s face was unreadable, and Mier

"So? What? She’s gone to a Miley Cyrus concert? She’s written a cell phone novel? What does it say?"

He quieted her with a look and showed theraphy Phoebus ostend praeeo

Phoebus was the naue, Mih to understand

"The sun shall show the way," she said "What does it sley folded up the note carefully and tucked it into his jacket pocket

He has no idea, does he, Miht "Why would the Watcher take the trouble to send us a note but then have the note be nonsense?" she asked, annoyed "And how did she knoas coet The Watcher can see into the future If she was being held by Silver Bloods, as she surely was, she h to allow only the most cryptic of communications"

"It’s a riddle A clue," Ted said suddenly "A clue to her whereabouts ’the sun shall show the way"

It was the longest sentence he had said in a year Even Sasley nodded

"Of course Sophia always did say wisdom had to be earned"

A riddle Great A year of tracking down the Watcher, and when they finally get so the path Could it have hurt her to have written A a Luna Bar! Or was that just too ht of trivialto keep things interesting", Miet out ofhere"

Meanwhile, the other Venators were deep in the glo behind the words Finally, Ted opened his eyes and spoke

"There’s a bar not too far away called El Sol de Ajuste The Setting Sun"

"So?" Mimi said

"It’s an old Silver Blood expression, the setting sun describes Lucifer’s fall to Earth," Kingsley explained ’That could be it"

Right, Mistar It made sense that to the Silver Bloods, his doo sun

"Well, what are aiting for?" Mi Watcher to find, and I don’t know about you guys, but I need a drink"

CHAPTER 18

Schuyler

"There’s nothing to fear Please don’t run froain" Jack’s breath was hot in her ear, and Schuyler felt each word as a caress But his hands did not release their hold, his fingers gripped tightly around her ar h, to her surprise, her tremors had lessened the rip loosen, and part of her sagged a little that he had given in so quickly That damnable, hateful part of her that ed herself, trying not to feel so abandoned Why did she feel this way? She was the one who had spurned hi to her now Nothing

"I’? Are you okay?" He looked at her carefully "You’re treet shaky so," she said She turned to face hi back to New York"

To her surprise, Jack suddenly looked relieved, as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders

"Is that why you’ve been running? Because you thought I was taking you back to New York? That’s not why I’m here at all"

Noas her turn to be confused ’Then why?"