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He needed et as far away as possible before the Ptolemy realized what he had done Because he had no intention of bringing her to them now Not after what he had seen, what Lilith had shown hih his fury like ice He was looking at Lily with a to return you? Oh, Lily, really Are you really so naive?" He laughed again, turning his attention to Ty "I have to give you credit, old friend Sleeping with the o back to norods, you really should have come with rew louder downstairs, and footsteps began to thunder up toward the me the truth, weren’t you?" Lily asked quietly

For a split second, Ty was desperately afraid that she wouldn’t believe him That she would have as little faith in his word as everyone else in his long life Then he thought of the trust she had placed in hi by his side, the way she had bared herself to hiht, body and soul His eyes locked with hers

"No, Lily Not now I can’t take you home But I’ll do all I can to keep you safe if you stay with s would have to be "I may have to take you to the ends of the earth to keep you away froet their hands on you"

There was so much he needed to tell her… but not in front of Damien Not until they were free of this place The clatter on the stairs hadlouder as the Ptoleaze humbled him

Slowly, she nodded "Okay," she said

Could she love hiiven the opportunity to try He’d walk through Daet that chance if he had to

Dausted sneer

"I should just let the Ptolemy have the both of you This is foul," he said

Ty looked at Lily "If they’ve sent more Cait Sith to hunt us down, I can probably convince theet out of here"

"Please," Daracefully to his feet "You think they’re going to send your blood brothers and sisters after their hero? These are highbloods out for you tonight, Ty And you knoell as I how they love a little cat hunt fros at Da to his feet and snatching up his cruht now?" he asked Da that Lily had followed suit, quickly and silently pulling on her clothes "Because you et on with it before the door bursts open and we have company"

Damien considered hied much, Ty decided as he pulled on his shirt Dao for the throat at a ht, on a whihbloods in general, or Ptoleo friendship But Da paid quite a bit ofup to drag you off is going to ruin that How about this? Leave with me, and I’ll try to kill you once we find a better spot Makes it fair"

"You’re a twisted bastard, Da Lily’s hand in his

Da "Follow me, if you will Otherwise, you can piss off Have fun explaining yourself to Arsinöe" Heinto Jaden’s roo much of a choice here"

Doors slammed open perilously close to their room The safe house had been practically e party had picked up speed If Damien knew another way out, they needed to take it

"Hoe get out?" Lily breathed, her eyes wide as voices sounded right down the hall now It was the blasted speed the Ptolemy had been blessed with

"Here, kitty kitty! We know you’re in here!"

A loud bang The sounds of furniture being overturned

"Coinning to blooht, damn it, not now!

They found Da an "I knew you’d co one paw in the center of the room He placed a paw on a knot do on the far wall, and a piece of it slid to one side, just enough to fit a huh The Ptoleht outside the door

Ty pulled, but Lily stopped short There was an expression he had never seen before on her face