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"Andto be in your face," Daemon shot back

I rolledus to trust you but to trust someone else?"

"That someone else is just like us, Katy" Blake dropped his elbows on the table, rocking his glass "He’s a hybrid but has gotten out from under Daedalus And as expected, he hates theto lead us astray"

Yeah, I wasn’t liking any of this "And how does anyone get ‘out from under’ Daedalus?"

Blake’s smile lacked warmth "They…disappear"

Oh, well that sounded reassuring I tucked ey "Okay, say we do this; how do you get in contact with hi unless you’re there to witness it for yourselves" And he was right about that "I knohere to find Luc"

Daemon’s mouth curled "His na to be reachable by cell or e- cells and coo to him"

"And where is that?" Daes at a club a few ," Blake explained "He’ll be there this Wednesday"

Daehed, and I wondered what the hell he found so funny "The only clubs in that part of West Virginia are strip clubs"

"You would think that" Sness crept over Blake’s expression "But this is a different kind of club" He glanced at me "Feave him a bland look as I plucked a fry fro?"

"The closest thing to nothing" His sreen in his eyes to sparkle, re me of the Blake I first met "Bad for you Yay for me"

"You really want to die, don’t you?" Daemon said

"Sometimes, I think so" There was a pause, and his shoulders rolled "Anye go to hiet what you want, and I get what I want You guys will never seeyou’ve said so far that I like" Dae a hard tiht? There isn’t any beta quartz near that place How come he hasn’t become solimmer filled Blake’s eyes "Luc can take care of hiht here "And where’s the Luxen he’s tied to?"

"With him," Blake said

Well, that answered that question, but still, none of this sat ithdicey, but what choice did we have? We were already in deep Might as well go in over our heads--sink or swi a steady stare on Daemon "What happened with Adam--I never wanted that And I’m sorry, but you of all people have to understand You’d do anything for Katy"

"I would" A faint tre the tiny hairs on my body "So, if for one moment I think you’re about to screw us, I won’t hesitate You won’t get a third chance And you haven’t seen what I’m fully capable of, boy"

"Understood," Blake murmured, his eyes downcast "Are we on?"

Theto do this? Daemon’s heartbeat calmed, and I felt it in my own chest Histo keepfor his brother

Sink or swim

I lifted my lashes and met Blake’s eyes "We’re on"

…

I spent the bulk of Sunday at Daeators with the brothers while I waited for--er, stalked--Dee She had to come home sometime That’s what Daemon said

It was almost dusk when she returned I hopped up fro Dawson, who had dozed off around hour four of things that go bu okay?" He ide awake now

Dae’s fine"

His brother stared back for a long second and then refocused on the TV Knohat I wanted to do without even telling him, Daemon nodded

Dee started for the stairs without saying a word "Do you have a couple of minutes?" I asked

"Not really," she threw over her shoulder as she continued up the stairs

I squared my shoulders and followed "Well, if you only have aat the top of the stairs, she turned around For a ht push me down the steps, which would totally derail hed as if she’d been asked to recite trig foret this over with"