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I crossed ht Do you really expect e to follow me?"

He shook his head "Not the Dominae Your Hekate family"

My stomach dropped "I don’t have a Hekate fae Hekate fa totally at ease while I felt as tightly wound as concertina wire

"Nice try The Hekate side of my family disowned me at birth So, who really sent you?"

Adam leaned toward me, his expression intense "The Do a little annoyed with the subject "Even if they hadn’t, it was pretty obvious since the rew in my belly like a poisoned vine Resent the rules, resentme of my red-headed stepchild status

"You weren’t disowned, Sabina Your existence was hidden from the Hekate Council until recently"

"Give me a break Do you really expect me to believe that shit?" I said "Look, I don’t knoho you’re really working for, but I’d suggest you tell the The truth is your family sentI’ve been ordered to pursue this until you agree"

"Don’t hold your breath, hemophobe"

He smiled at the insult "You’ll find I’rie had just declared a challenge "Look, dude, I don’t have tio away And while you’re at it, keep that freaking oay from me It’s creepy"

I started to walk to the door but he reached ht tos at him He stepped back instantly with his hands up

"Easy there," he said "What owl?"

"Oh, please," I said "Don’t pretend you don’t knohat I’ about an owl"

"Yes, you do It’s pretty hard to e white oith red eyes"

His face blanched "When did you see it? Tell ht I saw you at Sepulcher and then again at Phantasht"

"Have you seen it since then?"

"Jeez, no What’s the deal?" I mocked him with a pout "Don’t tell me you lost your owl What a shame"

"It is notin my stomach

"Whose is it then?"

"You don’t want to know"

"Yes, I do"

He sighed "You said the owl has red eyes?" When I nodded, he continued "According to the legends, Lilith has a red-eyed owl named Stryx He’s her spy"

I stared at him for a moment, dumbfounded he expectedbushes spoke to him "Whatever," I said finally "I’m out of here, psycho"

I started for the door, ready to pretend this conversation never happened

"How’s Giguhl?"

That stoppedhim with a look that should have turned him to ash on the spot "Oh, yeah What the hell do youa demon to kill me?"

He held up his hands "I had to be sure"

"Of what?"

"That you were her"

"Who her?" I asked losing patience

He opened his mouth to speak and then closed it His expression became shuttered as if he’d just decided to tell a lie "I had to be sure you were really the daughter of Tristan Graecus"