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"But…I thought you hated hih to kill hi pretty bad about that assu?"

"I didn’t It was you" He leaned in and kissed my forehead "You, with that beautiful ain "You tried to keep the thought fro shared blood and bitten each other, but I saw it, and it was all I needed"

"Oh, ht"

"Yes" He serous infor that happened down in that cell flooded back through me, I stared blankly at the day "So, was it you who told Arthur about immunity?"

"No Does he know?"

"Yes He said I slipped up But I didn’t," I said, sitting taller, shaking h it, I really didn’t I swear"

Jason’s eyes narrowed "Does he know about David, then?"

"I was going to ask you the sahts But then, I haven’t seen him for some weeks, either"

"Why?"

"I’ve been out of the country"

"Why?"

"Needed to get away"

"From what?"

"From the temptation to come back here to you" He saine’s little conspiracy right noell"

"Their what?"

"Conspiracy," he said, as if it was yesterday’s news "They know about the dagger, and for some reason, haven’t told you"

"How do they know about it?"

"I stole a page froned by ‘anonyer, too?"

"I’d bet

"Does Mike know about it?"

"Nope"

"How do you know he doesn’t know?"

"Because Arthur hasn’t been taken for torture and questioning yet" He laughed "If Mike knew there was a dagger Drake planned to use on your child, what do you think he’d do to Arthur?"

I nodded, pushing ue intothen?"

"Far as I know"

"Not Emily?"

He shook his head

Good At least I still had one friend as on ers and a cute grin

"Did you just read ure me out soure you out by watching your face" He sat back, s and David are sticking to this prophecy child thing"

"What do you ht on?"

I scratchedto catch"

"No, of course you didn’t, sweet girl, because you trust David too ood"

"What’s that supposed to mean?"

"Idead is to stop Drake co after you, because the prophecy child ht, then why do they think it’s okay for Arthur to be here, and not David?"

"I…"

"Exactly," he said "David could return, and there is still the sa as there is without David I don’t knohy he’s pretending to be dead still?"

"I…I don’t know Maybe so he can follow Arthur--perhaps Arthur will lead hi Arthur" Jason ushered around the grounds "So, what are they up to?"

"I know he’s sneaking around Elysiu us info on Drake’s whereabouts"

Jason shook his head again, the sain Mike has a vampire informant--one who lives at Elysiume live without him?"

"I’m not sure But, whatever it is, ithi over in my head "So, Drake wanted to kill me because of some prophecy child that could kill him, but now, all of a sudden, it’s that he wants me to have this child so he can steal its powers?"

"That’s the latest"

I thought about that for a second "That doesn’t really fit He ordered me dead--"

"No, the council ordered you dead because Drake swore death to all Lilithians"

"So, he didn’t really want me dead?"

"Nope"

The frown onwith a sudden realisation "Is that why Drake put you in charge of my torture--because he knew you wouldn’t really killDrake enda this entire tih counciloes so in to piece it together"

"Oh, trust s I can deduce are that Arthur is here on Drake’s request but has an agenda of his own, and I believe Drake actually thinks David’s dead--"

"And that, what, there’s no hope of a prophecy child?"

"I don’t know Drake wants your child He doesn’t seeht it comes from"

"Really?"

"Yep But, you have to realise that, no matter who the father is, Ara, that child will be born of immortal blood She will be very powerful"

"So, do you think he made the prophecy up--just to make me have a baby that he could kidnap and kill to steal powers froed prophetic parchments to throw the Lilithians off his true plan all these centuries"

"And that’s his only plan--just to kill an infant?"

"I don’t know There could be o to just for a bit of extra power I…" He tapped his head "I keep going round in circles with it--even storyboarded it and couldn’t figure it out He’s a y and deception"

"Okay, so let’s focus on the facts One; Arthur is here for the dagger--on Drake’s request, but we don’t think he plans to hand it over?"

"Yes, but if it’s true that the child can restore life to those who are i your child, and it’s possible that’s what he offered Arthur in exchange"

"Would Arthur give up his own flesh and blood for his freedom? Does he want it that bad?"