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None had ever seen the angel’s face—at least according to the one who could speak, Giorgio’s partner had always arrived covered in a black cloak, the hood shadowing his features The guard said they’d all assumed it was another vas beneath the cloak That, of course, should’ve been ie of a captive and said his partners had, too

Punching the bag in renewed fury, her hands protected by boxing gloves, she swung out with a hard kick The bag swung, exposing the lean forainst the wall on the other side Stilling the bag using her hands, her chest heaving, she said, “How did you get in here?” He was neither student nor instructor nor hunter Right now, it was only the latter two in here, the students being at dinner

“I a closer

She raised an eyebrow

“Truth” He held up his hands before taking hold of the bag and keeping it steady while she threw a few more punches “I volunteeredprey?” Every student had to successfully co “Usually one of us does that”

“Not that you are not brilliant, , devious Ash, but you aren’t a vampire We do have certain tricks”

“You have more thanher on a hunt “How ht you so far?”

“All,” he said “I am not here to destroy their confidence, only to make them work hard and earn the collar, and each has done that”

At that instant, he could’ve been any hunter in the roo sure they went out into the world with the right tools to survive Tools Giorgio’s victims had never had “We’ve hit a dead end, haven’t we?” She went through a rapid series of punches and kicks

Moss green eyes shadowed, Janvier stopped the bag froel in the city has been alerted to be on the lookout Neither Giorgio nor Cornelius will be able to show his face without being picked up Need will draw theio had a store of blood, it wouldn’t last forever And if they found Giorgio, they’d find the angel “I hate waiting,” she said, though at this point, there was no other option The Guild’s financial as running through Giorgio’s finances with her counterpart at the Tower; if the vampire had hidden any properties under shell corporations, the tould find it All his accounts had also been flagged to send up an alert should he atteood to Felicity, Lilli, and the other victiht space when the infor with conscious effort of will, she tugged off her gloves “I have to shower,” she said “You’re taking ear off at ho at the reht and I just ht”

His wicked smile followed her into the shower, scoured so could do that until they’d hunted down the evil behind the torture and deaths of solives, but she could breathe, could thinkcould remember that she, too, had a life