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"She protected me; she adored me, you see She served me well She is another debt that you will pay

She never did understand about Maggiebut you understand now, don’t you, Lieutenant?"

"Yes, I understand"

"By tonight you’ll be dead, and she’ll be mine"

"I don’t intend to die," Sean told hieezer first," he said, referring to Pierre "Then the youngJack Delaney, your Irish lackey there I think I’ve seen the boy before, and I think he’s seenasshole!" Jack responded, staring at Carter with a violent rage

"Watch it, Jack," Sean warned "He wants you angry"

But Jack atching Aaron as if he were staring into the face of pure evil "This time, you die We’re prepared for you, you fool--"

"You’re the fool!" Aaron thundered, his anger suddenly showing "You’re prepared, you’re prepared!

You know nothing"

Jack had done aith one of the undead; he was feeling confident--and acting fro heedlessly at Aaron with a cry of rage

"No, we take hiether--" Sean cried

Jack never reached Aaron The va Jack flying across the crypt Jack cracked against stone, fell to the ground Sean pulled his 38 and started firing, knowing that it slowed the vaun, and raised a stake Aaron grasped the weapon before Sean could drive it ho at Aaron; Aaron saw hih to strike Pierre so hard that he flew against the old coffins and crashed down to the floor ood splintering down on him

Then Aaron turned his full attention back to Sean The stake was a shaft between the with Little John to cross a bridge

But this bridge , Aaron used his superior strength and slowly pressed the stake doard He opened his le with the stake, he was taking his tih; the sound was deep, husky, ahter faded Aaron Carter stopped Sean felt the strength against hiarlic Sean took the advantage, thrusting backith the stake

Aaron staggered backward against the wall of the toed, choked Then he inhaled deeply, staring at Sean

"By God, you’ll pay, she’ll pay! You don’t know just how you’ll pay!" he swore, shaking

Then he turned, stu fro Aaron Carter out into the day The clouds had coan

"Carter!" he cried

But the vaht

The wind suddenly picked up Like a ainst him "You will die, Canady bastard!" he heard A voice? A hiss on the wind

And that was all He was slaainst the stone of the tomb His head struck He felt the intensity of the pain for just a rew darker, darker into an ever-deepened shade of gray

And then it was black

The phone was ringing Maggie heard it, as if it were a long, long ay She was so tired She fuie, "

Instantly, she ake Aaron’s voice She sat up Looked at the clock It was day Sean was gone

Panic filled her

"Aaron--"

"Maggie, my love, yes"

"Where’s Sean?"

"Lover boy?"

"Talk toup on you"

"If you do, another Canady dies"

She clutched the phone tightly, biting into her lower lip "Do you have a Canady with you now, Aaron?"

"Umm, maybe"

"Do you have Sean?" she alie felt herself shaking She didn’t knohere Sean was; he had tricked her to save her Aaron wasn’t dead He sounded strong and well, and vengeful

"Where are you?"

"Where a nicely at my own home until I was disturbed by your friends"

"What happened?"

"To your friends? Why, nothing, as yet They destroyedcreation, Lilly Wynn But then, she was always a substitute for you"

"She was your own descendant, you fool! Where is Sean?"

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