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I alainst my arm

I whirled around, but saw nobody

Then Patricia spoke

"Kiev, is that you?" "Yes

How did you--?" I looked down atfor a moment if the spell had worn off

"Your footprints in the sand," sheto try to distract the warlock, send him over toward the other side of the rocks, and then come back for the witch

The moment you see the warlock leave, stand as close as you can to her without being noticed

Instruct Abby and Erik to do the saer felt her proxiain, trying to hide how heavydue to the pain the sun was inflicting on me

Perched on the rocks as close as I dared, I was expecting Patricia to cause another explosion of some sort any second now

Butover wet sand behind me

I looked back and was stunned to see another warlock running along the beach toward us

He was tall, wore fine clothes--an embroidered leather waistcoat and dark silk pants--and his hair was slicked back

His face was contorted with fury

His chest heaved as he raced toward the rocks

Swerving dangerously close to the amorous couple, I tuckedintoa towering shadow over Phinneas and Riona

They were so absorbed in each other, they didn’t even notice his presence until his hand clamped around Riona’s throat and he tore her away

Well, this has just gotten a whole lot more complicated

I wasn’t sure where Patricia was now, but clearly we had to wait for this scene to unfold before we could do anything

"Zylen," she gasped, clutching thehis head to her, he spat on her face

"Whore," he growled

"How long did you think you would get aith this?" He slaainst the side of the wall

"A visit to your sister’s? Is that what this is?" Phinneas leapt up and a curse blasted frolowered at Zylen

"Don’t you dare touch her" Zylen ju hi down into the ocean below