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"Get off of me, you perverted…pervert!" She shoved fruitlessly at his hands

He brushed back her hair and touched the band around her neck "And when I tried to apply a little discipline, nothing happened"

"I disabled the tore," Leesha lied breathlessly "You ht as well take it off"

"Did you now? And did you also disablesome of my favorite charms don’t work"

"I can’t help it if you have a perfor for that over the Internet?"

So, okay, that was a mistake

The pale eyes narrowed to slits He sat up and hit her, hard, in the face with his closed fist Tears came to her eyes and blood poured from her nose It felt like every bone in her face was broken

You’re going to pay for that, she thought I just don’t kno yet

Barber examined his fist "What do you know? This still works" He looked down at her, his face frath, translucent hair "I’ve heard that attack charms aren’t allowed here in Trinity, but I never really believed they couldmaybe the collar doesn’t work so well in the sanctuary, either, knohat Ikind of blasé about our agree in blood She blew her nose, spraying droplets all over Barber’s shirt "I told you It’s not easy Everybody’s alatching, and after what happened before, they don’t really trustyou’re not trying hard enough You need to get Jason Haley out of the sanctuary and to soonheart How hard can it be?"

Leesha bit back a response There was enough dae to repair as it was

"If you don’t deliver, I’ll tell your Dragon friends who you’ve been working for all this time They’ll kick you out on your butt, and then…" He circled her neck with his hands and applied pressure until she was suffocating, prying at his hands, squiro, and she sucked in air desperately, her heart pounding

Barber smiled "I’ll be around, even if they don’t kick you out" He touched the collar "I knohere you are, every rab you in sorin widened "I’ll stuff you in my car trunk and suddenly, you’re way out of town"

"Wh--where are you staying, in case I need to find you?" she asked, wondering how he could possiblyspotted

"Neverhis bloody hands on his jeans "Soical trap athow they knehere I lived That better not happen again"

Daht D’Orsay missed He’d seemed so capable when they’d met at Raven’s Ghyll

Barber sat down on the bench of the picnic table, watching her as if she were the subject of some kind of violence experione off to?"

That question took her totally by surprise "M-Madison Moss? How should I know?"

"You’re supposed to be the inside person, right?"

"You said to keep track of the gifted She’s not" Leesha paused "Why do you care about her?"

"You weren’t at Second Sister When Leicester fired at McCauley, Madison Moss took the hit for him Leicester went down, and all the aluirlfriend to have" He looked at Leesha and raised a pale eyebrow like she should be taking notes "Anyway, I paid her a visit, and her room’s all emptied out"

"You paid her a visit?" Leesha shivered at the thought of Barber skulking around town "Well, I heard she’s gone, that she left town"

"Any idea where she went?"

’I have no clue Maybe she and McCauley broke up All I can tell you is, these Sirls are ecstatic They think they’ll have a chance for a change"

Warren stood again "Well, Leesha, as a spy, you’ve been totally useless It’s your job to make me happy You have onheart Let one, and Leesha could hear nothing save her labored breathing and the wild beating of her heart

Chapter Thirteen Up Mountain

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