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"Yeah, we figured that out But why?"
"I thought it was because the Old Ones wanted to keep the old ways, with va huht they were offended by the very idea that vampires and humans could be equal And I’ll admit those views appealed to e, but I was nostalgic for the old days, before vampires came out into the open and found the to ive hu under the law"
"Perhaps I can see he believes that But at the time, I was offended by the very idea of a panel of nine blood-bag judges deciding my fate"
My heart sank "So you did try to help them frame Kane"
"I provided the, where he orking They took ht I’d be useful there As we traveled, I listened to their conversation The Old Ones don’t want to keep the old ways--they’re sick of the old ways They want to come out into the open, but not like other paranorods
"Their plan was to murder a prominent norm and bla an all-out human-paranormal war A ould weed out all the weaker vampires and norms When it was over, the Old Ones would come forward and take control They’d select the best vampires and humans to serve as their food supply--like farm animals, really--and annihilate everyone else
" At the time, I still believed I was one of them I wanted the power, yes, and the i over a bunch of blank-faced va norms? And when they co hi hi inside me altered"
"You wanted to protect Kane" The exact opposite of what he assuh the very idea ee For whatever reason, for the first tian to doubt the Old Ones I found that sliver of ithin ton, I knew I had to stop them When the Old Ones left me alone--they had no reason to think I’d betray them--I tried to phone Kane He never answered, and I couldn’t exactly explain as happening in a voice mail I also tried to warn that woman they killed, Justice Frederickson I stopped her on the street and told her she was a target She laughed and said she’d add it to her collection of death threats" Juliet shook her head, and I wondered whether her amazement was because she’d bothered to warn a norhed at that warning "It took a few days before the Old Ones realized I’d defied them It was incomprehensible to them that one of their vaan to suspect ot your postcards"
"Oh, the postcards" She waved a hand dis the Old Ones, first in Washington and then following the"
"Wait, a ruse?" Irritation surged throughto me about where you were?"
"I wouldn’t lie to you You’re far toogoody-goody to betray someone’s trust Wait That sounded like an insult, but I don’tsince I thought in those terms Moral--maybe that’s what I mean You’re too moral"
"Thanks" I loaded up the ith sarcasm, but Juliet didn’t seem to notice
"I sent the postcards to let you knoas defying the Old Ones But the ruse wasn’t to fool you How many postcards did you receive?"
"Five"
"I sent twelve So the Old Ones wasted their tiht here I could spy on them, and they never suspected That’s how I learned about the wizard and the sleeping one"
"If you didn’t leave Boston, how did you e to send cards fro a network of trusted vampires" The furrows in her forehead deepened "Except one of them betrayed me I don’t knoho, but when I find out, there’s a stake with that valow in her eyes showed she wasn’t talking in metaphors "It was nearly dawn I’d been out to feed, and I was returning toout my key As I did, I heard those soft, scratchy, psychic whispers Two Old Ones were insidefor me The sun was almost up, and I didn’t have another place to stay So I found a Goon Squad patrol and turnedI could think of"
Juliet yawned again and sank lower on the pillows "I’m tired I think it’s ti late for a vampire, and she did need to rest "Can I take a look at your leg?" I asked
She sighed and reat favor Axel’s stitches es of the cut curled up slightly, away fro was hot and still s "When I was in Wales, ht some back with me I don’t know if it works on va soht help" Juliet lifted a hand, granting permission, then crossed her arms on her chest "And now, ‘to sleep, perchance to dreaer for dreale" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>