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And strangely, the last thing that crossed her mind was the rueful reminder of what Paul had said to her today "You’ll be sorry, you’ll be so, so sorry!"

Javet was hard at work, studying the lab reports from the Paris office on the forensic studies done in the tomb Despite the incredible advances science had afforded law enforce, because there was nothing to offer science

Every drop of blood tested had belonged to the victim Not that there had been many drops of blood left And there was the first ut intuition

There had been dozens of people in the toerprints coulda uilty of h

Two things: Dubois needed to be questioned ht be time to arrest Jean-Luc’s coworker

"Inspector!"

He looked up from his desk Millette, one of the his finest officers, was standing at his door, looking in

"What is it?"

"There’s a report just in from Edouards, sir We’ve found a body by the Eau Gallie stream" Millette’s tense appearance told him there was more to it than that

"And?" Javet said "Man, woman, child? Is there an evident cause of death?"

"Woman The coroner has just been called But"

"Yes?"

"The victi to die, Tara determined

Not then, at least

And with the pitchfork cast aside, she suddenly found herselfforward, drawn inexorably toward her ene still, ready to screaain deny every bit of nonsense this lad as well to feel the steely heat and security of his ar still screamed within her, but it was overshadowed by instinct and desire; since she had first seen him, this here she had wanted to be She was like afla enwrapped, ridiculously safe, andto siain

"You used randfather," she said

"No I would have coht in the crypt"

"You talked to hiht in the crypt-- you’re the one who convinced hiled his head slightly, watching her "I didn’t talk to hiht in the crypt"

"He knew you!"

"Weto do with the current situation"

"And what is randfather’s part in this travesty?"

"He is a member of the old Alliance"

"And this Alliance?"

"It’s an organization that’s very, very old"

"Oh, I see The members of this Alliance are like Freeuardians"

"Guardians of ?"

"Huht of life Good over evil However you wish to phrase the tery, that is the role of the Alliance"

"And as this Alliance formed?"