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"He knows I killed a pure-blood," I whispered "And he knows either Seth or a pure covered it up"

Aiden said nothing

I really started to freak out "He’s definitely part of the Order, and I think he’s the one who sent the Guard to kill me It’s the only way he could know unless the compulsion--"

"The coed his hand over his head Dark waves tuers "We would know I’d be arrested by now"

"Then the only way he would know is if he sent the Guard to kill me"

Aiden clasped the back of his neck "Are you sure he knows?"

I laughed harshly as I gestured at my cheek "He did this when I wouldn’t admit to it"

The silver in his eyes burned "I want to kill hi to help things"

He flashed me a wild smile "But it would otten dark Funny, but dark"

Aiden shook his head "What did he say, exactly?"

I told hiood thing about this is that he didn’t think using my father had any pull on me But he said that, if I turn myself in, he wouldn’t push to find the pure who covered for o after every pure who seeuess he doesn’t think he can get Seth or he’s afraid of him"

"Alex--"

"I don’t knohat to do" I pushed off the couch, sidestepping hied I stopped, ht?"

"Alex, we’ll think of so" I felt him come up behind me "This isn’t the end There are always options"

"Options?" I crossed my arms "There were options when the Guard tried to kill e mistake, Aiden I can’t fix that And you knohat? I don’t even think he cares about that Guard"

"I know," he replied softly "I think he sent that Guard knowing that you’d be able to defend yourself, that you would probably even kill the Guard It makes sense"

I turned around "It does?"

He nodded, eyes narrowing "It’s the perfect set-up, Alex Telly sends the Guard to kill you, knowing there would be a good chance that you’d fight back and kill the Guard out of self-defense"

"And self-defensein this world"

"Exactly So Telly would have you then No one could stop hi you into servitude He puts you on the elixir and you don’t Awaken Problem solved, except Telly didn’t expect a pure to use compulsion and cover it up for you"

I nodded "But he nos that someone did"

"It doesn’t matter," Aiden said "Hehimself Telly may be the Head Minister, but he does not wield the kind of pohere he can indiscrio after pure-bloods He can accuse us all he wants, but he can’t do anything without evidence"

A tiny seedling of hope rooted in my chest "He has a lot of power, Aiden He has the Order, too, and gods knoto it"

"It doesn’thands on ht now is fear He thinks he can scare you into adainst you"

"But what if he does go after everyone? What about you?"

Aiden set anywhere with it And when you don’t ado back to New York And we’ll be ready if he tries soain

Aiden looked ht in the eyes "I want you to pro stupid, Alex Promise me that you won’t turn yourself in"

"Why does everyone think I’ stupid?"

His look said he knew better "Knee-jerk reaction, Alex I think we’ve covered that"

I sighed "I won’t do anything reckless, Aiden"

Aiden stared at ht he would, he seehly and then nodded once again Whatever he was thinking, I kneasn’t good

And when his steely gaze ood chance he didn’t believe any of the promises I’d made

Chapter 14

LATER THAT EVENING, I HELD THE CELL PHONE TWO feet fro into kill him!"

"Yeah, you’re not the first one to say that" I cli at the door I didn’t need to check to know that Leon stood right outside one, because having a personal Sentinel guard would er freak "And it’s pretty sad when I’est?" he asked "He’s the Head Minister, Alex It’s obvious that he ordered that Guard to attack you"

"Yeah" I headed tomy head to the side The left side of htly swollen A bit of blue lined irl I started to smile "But Aiden said that he doesn’t--"

"Aiden’s an idiot"

I rolled ht?"