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"Where are we going?" she deun He carelessly yanked the copper key from around his neck and tossed it into the tray between the two front seats "Soon it will make very little difference to you where you are Or who you are It’s enough to say that we’re going to a stronghold of mine only a few hours away Once we’re there--you’ll see"

Skye iht back the sudden, throat-clenching urge to voht I need to surprise theht opportunity and the courage to go for it

She looked out the s, trying to get her bearings Though the fear racing through her and the van’s speed threw her off for atheir location wasn’t that difficult for her in the tohere she’d lived her whole life They were taking the longer but better-known route to the highhich ht by…

Could that work? No telling until she tried it

The vahtelse about them was the sa the links with no thought of using it again, she said, "Why can’t we start now?"

"Charity" Redgrave’s voice held a note of warning, despite his undeniable fondness "You know the rules"

Charity stomped her foot on the floorboard of the van "I hate rules"

Redgrave chuckled "You’ve been a good girl lately, haven’t you? Co us how to battle the wraiths: all very useful I suppose we do need someone else to spread the news of what Skye can really do, now that Lorenzo is gone"

"May I? Please? May I?" Charity’s eagerness had taken on a gleeful edge that rave said, and Skye’s gut tensed so hard that she thought she ht vomit

Charity turned to look at Skye with eerie eyes that seemed to penetrate her They were not unlike Balthazar’s eyes, but--unfocused, somehow Even as Skye tried to push herself away, in vain, Charity lifted Skye’s arm and bit in just below the elbow

Skye cried out h Just the sight of Charity, lips curled back, fangs sunk deep in her flesh as red blood welled--it was utterly repulsive