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"Ilianna may not choose to keep--"

"She will," Kiandra said, with a certainty I couldn’t help but believe "Because she knows, as I know, that this child has been a long ti time needed"

I frowned "I don’t understand--"

"No," Kiandra agreed "But Ilianna does There arewas the excuse but not the truth"

I rubbedher plans for us all for a very long tiht now, all I want to do is rescue her Did you find her?"

"Yes And you were right--greatthat neither you nor your dark defender will It is ais rather than et past it?"

"I suspect so" She hesitated "There are beings within who guard her, but I could gain no true sense of them They may or may not be human"

"Well, neither are Tao and Carwyn, and both are pretty pissed off right now"

She nodded "It , because that will have dire consequences"

For Ilianna, I thought, not for thee"

She nodded "She is being held in an abandoned warehouse in Link Court, Brooklyn Thethe peri they’d need to be wary of other security measures?"

"Yes" She h the warren of shadowed, powerful corridors When we neared the front door, she stopped and lightly touched ari I don’t know"

"There are two people in your life who are in reality one, and their deception goes deeper than you think"

I blinked "What do you ed "What I see is not always clear But I would suspect that a shape-shifter of some kind has entered your life"

"There is--he stole the first key It’s tracking the bastard that is proving the proble closer to ho it’s a friend?"

She hesitated "Acquaintance, perhaps As I said, these things are not always clear"

Then I wished she hadn’tat everyone suspiciously and suspecting the worse But I forced a smile and said, "Thanks I’ll keep an eye out"

She nodded and, with one eloquent gesture, ushered aze as I ran down the steps, and it made my back itch She knew more than what she’d said; of that much I was sure

Azriel appeared near the bottom step "You were successful?"

"Yes Noe just need to plot our next o see Aunt Riley She’s the expert in this sort of stuff Asher in rather than risk using only Tao and Carwyn"

"And once again, you do sohly sensible There is hope for you yet, I think"

I grinned "Don’t say that too loud Wouldn’t want the word getting around and spoiling my reputation"

"Your secret is safe with me" He wrapped his arms around my waist, dropped a kiss on my nose, then zapped us across to my aunt’s

To say our sudden appearance in theof a surprise would be the understate, then dropped a kiss on her cheek "And gooduntil you scared the life out of me and made ray eyes as she walked into the open kitchen area and grabbed a cloth She tossed it toas I have to make a fresh cup, do you want one?"

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