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Holden and Des neither of them knehat they should say toanyone could say to ht then

"Don’t fill your mind with one olf now, my dear," came a voice fro as Sigand into the stairwell He was carrying a glass aquariu at the top of the stairs "I believe this is for you"

Inside the tank was a frog giving lare

On top of the tank was a note that read, For a proer was the cause of so iven the fairy in his or her natural for to be thrilled when I dropped this off at his office

"Thanks," I told Sig "I think?"

"Don’t thank ood news" He leaned close and sniffed the air around ain be in a position to survive"

"Survive?"

He patted s fade in youth"

I shook my head "What do you mean?"

"Your mother is the least of your problems now"

"What does that mean?" Des to a conclusion I wasn’t able to reach "The lifeline lock"

"The…" My eyes widened Oh Jesus In Brigit’s passing, I’d been so caught up in losing it had stood up forher life as the tether that kept Alexandre Peyton bound The one person other than my mother ould want me dead the most

Because of me he’d been locked away for over a year, starved and cuffed in silver The council had determined his punishit’s blood Now that Brigit was dead…

"The door is open," I said at last

"Yes Alexandre is free," Sig replied

"And still within the council?" I asked hopefully

"You believe I’d be here if you were so lucky?"

"He’s…"

"Yes" He crossed his ar froone"