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"About time you joined us" His voice wavered, and I have to admit I felt a little shaky myself Our eyes met and held for a s unco eht Adae to burst into tears, I"I try"

Lavinia’s shrill voice broke into our little bubble "Why aren’t you dead and burning? I h your heart"

I took a tentative step forward, not quite trusting rand wound over ht"

"Then how?"

"It appears I inherited ic from my father’s people" When she still looked mystified, I said, "The forbidden fruit has no effect on aped open, and for a moment, I reveled in h to say, "You’re an abolanced at Adaht face Despite the acid churning in ood to have the upper hand with randmother for once in my life

"What should we do with granny now?" An undercurrent of steel in Ada

Lavinia’s chin ca to kill you," I said

"We’re not?" Ada "Some assassin you are You aleak"

I stepped forward and got in her face "As th to not kill you"

"Talk toto kill her She doesn’t deserve an easy out" I never tookto let her live so she can seeshe holds sacred"

"What is this nonsense?" She sneered but the corner of her eye twitched

I spoke slowly, so she’d not miss one word of my vow "I will not rest until you are alone, powerless, and hunted by those you ruled"

"I’ll find you," she said Her eyes burned into ret you were ever born"

"I’ve wasted enough ofthat because of you," I said "Instead, I think I’ll return the favor"

Before she could respond, Adaulfed Lavinia In a poof of smoke, she disappeared

I rounded on hi the last word"

I glanced at the space where she’d stood, deciding he was right "Where’d you send her?"

"Siberia Lovely this tiht take her weeks to find a town and even longer to arrange transportation back to the States"

My lips quirked I didn’t feel like laughing, but the ih snoas kind of funny "You’re sick, you know that?"

"What can I say? I thought a cold-hearted bitch like her would feel at home in the tundra"

I looked around at the warehouse Spilled wine, which spread like pools of blood a the ash of the dead, coated the concrete A shiver passed through ht’s battles were er war to come

"So what now?" Adam asked His voice had lost all traces of huet the hell out of here"