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"How did you find us?" Yelena asked hi the sa the road from Owl’s Hill" When Yelena had stepped froht she was an illusion or a hallucination, as he hadn’t slept much since he’d seen the new security ate He feared the worst after he’d gotten a closer look and knew there was no way to enter without getting caught

Not at that time However, if Cahil re to help, by this time tomorrow they’d be in the Citadel If not Best to worry about that later

Cahil had rented the top story of the Cloverleaf Inn Watching the s of the inn, Valek waited in the shadows near the stable Yelena had stayed with their horses just outside the s, but Valek needed to ensure Cahil remained an ally before he risked her and the baby Besides, scaling walls and sneaking into rooht was his forte

Once all the lanterns in the suite had been extinguished for a couple hours, Valek cli until he reached ato one of the bedrooms He unlocked it and slid it open As he eased into the rooh a layer of thin clouds, giving hih illuarea No one stood watch Good for Valek, but a misstep for Cahil Valek checked the next room Cahil was alone--another blunder Too bad they were allies, or he’d give in to the te problem called Cahil

Instead, he stood next to the bed and cleared his throat Cahil surged aith a knife in his hand Impressive

"Relax," Valek whispered as Cahil scra the blade forward

Valek sidestepped and pulled the hood of his sneak suit down But he kept his weight on the balls of his feet, just in case If Cahil had reverted back to being Bruns’s lackey, the young uard up "What are you doing here?"

"No hello for your comrade-in-arms?"

"Let’s not pretend we like each other What do you want?"

"Why are you returning to the Citadel?" Valek asked

"Orders from Bruns He didn’t specify a reason"

"Does he suspect you’re involved with us?"

"Not that I can tell But with Bruns, you never know for sure" Cahil shrugged, trying tohis deception, but the stiff line of his shoulders said otherwise

"Touards inspect each of the roup?"

Cahil lowered his weapon "Unless they have a reason to be suspicious, they’ll just wave us through"

"Will they notice if you have two more?"

"Two? You and?"

"Yelena"

Cahil cursed "If they recognize either of you--"