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"Sabina?" Ada far away

He lay far below me on the sand, his arms outstretched and his h the air, away from the safety of his ar was not gentle or graceful I hit so my hair from my eyes, I realized I’d fallen at someone’s feet Feet encased in fa up the white robes to meet the fierce scowl of Asclepius "Did anyone ever tell you your ti Uh-oh

I rose aardly, surveying ht ht roads created the spokes of the wagon-wheel pattern In the center, where ere, a tall pole was topped by a red flag

A chill crept down ht CainAsclepius hadn’t chosen this spot to deliver happy news

"Why is Nyx still alive?"

I held up my hands In my head, I tried to read his expression for any clue he already knew I’d found her If he was unaware Nyx was a member of Tristan’s team, I didn’t want to be the one to tell hiueness "There are some… complications"

He row impatient with your excuses, Mixed-Blood"

I held upthe best I can here"

"I know you have found her"

My sto on air "How?" No sense denying it "I thought you couldn’t see her?"

"I can hear, Sabina You have spoken her naress"

"Look, what do you want froot Cain on my ass and my father just showed up out of the blue after fifty-odd years And on top of that the chick you want dead is his friend" I shook etting to mention that little detail, by the way"

He s "If I told you Nyx was an ally of your father’s, it only would have complicated matters prematurely"

"And by that you mean I would have refused to take the deal"

"Precisely But you took the deal and now you h or suffer the consequences"

"Can’t I just kill her after I take care of Cain? If I kill her now, Tristan won’t help me"

"Not my problem"

I scrambled to think of a solution There had to be a way to appease Asclepius without ending any chance of getting Tristan’s help "What if I can convince her to give od pursed his lips "If I just wanted the vest, I would have said so No, Nyx must be punished for her treachery"

I threw up my hands "I can’t do it now! If you can just hold on until I figure out this Cain situation, then I can take care of Nyx Otherwise, it cannot and will not be my priority"

"I could easily oose bumps spread over my skin "Did you know Cain thinks you’re still somewhere in Ro myself

"Perhaps Cain would kill Nyx for od tilted his head "I figure it wouldn’t take much to buy his services Just a simple address"

I clenched my teeth "You wouldn’t do that"

He smiled "Wouldn’t I?"

"If it’s that easy to sell me out to Cain, why haven’t you already?"

His expression beca you amuses me Also, I am no fan of Master Mahan, as you’ll recall"

I nodded, reht each other in the Liod tried to help Maisie athiod, Sabina I believe in chances, which is why you have had three opportunities to ood on your prouy like that"