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"Stay behind me," Ty instructed her as they headed up to join Jaden and wait She shot hi any attention All of that was focused on the three vaht in front of the both competence and confidence

She placed herself at his side and could actually feel his disapproval But there was nothing for it now

"Evening, everyone," said the tallest man He had an olive complexion and a curly mop of hair the sauely foreign, but Lily couldn’t place it Nor could she place the intricate design of the tattoo that coiled from beneath his shirt to adorn the side of his neck It looked a bit like a flower Or a bat

It was then she remembered what Ty had said about animal-shifters and who could do what These were Dracul And this was their territory

"So stroll?" asked Ty

Lily was struck by how relaxed he see to kill hiet used to

The man smiled, and his companions chuckled "We’re as much on a stroll as you are I’m sure you’re aware there are better parts of town this tiht Unless, of course, you have ht than most people"

His eyes flicked to Lily for a brief instant, and Lily could feel histo slip inside hers With Ty, it was just irritating With this man, it felt like a violation She shuddered and reflexively pushed back at the feeling, at him

She saw the flash of triumph in his eyes and knew she’d done exactly what he’d wanted her to It see to be a dead giveaway A fight was now inevitable, though she was fairly sure it had been fro

"What do you want, Ludo?" Jaden asked, sounding bored "This is a great little reunion and all, but I’s to do I knoe do"

"Actually, I’ exactly what I was sent to do," Ludo replied "Vlad caught wind you were in tohile back, Jaden Too bad for you, because he would have left you alone if you hadn’t taken back up with MacGillivray, here The Dracul have no interest in Ptoleood ot shitty taste in friends"

"Unlike yourself, of course," Jaden replied blandly

The woenerated such interest," Ty said "But I don’t see what Vlad would ith me I may work for the Ptole very interesting in his possession," Ludo said, and this tireat interest in this wo here, when one would think you’d deliver her right to Arsin&ou a human, a Seer, who can reveal the source of the Ptoleood ideas about that already," Ty growled, and Ludo’s face darkened

"Your ideas don’t interestBut, of course, the exalted Arsinöe would like to think otherwise We’re an affront to her Ani in co closer to each other, and Lily felt herfor someone to make the first move, because violence was thick in the air

"We have more in common than you think," Ludo said, his voice soft and deadly "But it o south, to the court of the queen? Why seek out Anura?"

"Why ask me questions you knoon’t answer?" Ty responded

Ludo looked at Lily again, and this ti So, however,on here than she’d thought

"What is it?" she asked Ludo "What do you know?"

"He knows nothing!" Ty snarled

But Ludo’s eyes stayed locked with hers "Our leader, Vlad, has a keen interest in vampire history and lore Did you know?" he asked, his voice silken

"There sees I don’t know," Lily said "I’ to Anura, that is"

Jaden swore "Damn you! What have you done to Anura?"

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