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"So it would seem"

Barak said, "We knew her poould be unstable"

Vasu lifted an eyebrow, a decidedly huesture Jaron wondered if he are of "Is it any wonder our sons fear them?" he murmured

"She is a means to an end," Jaron said "That is all"

Barak and Vasu exchanged a look but did not argue with their brother

Vasu and Barak asked in unison, "Does this change our course?"

"No," Jaron said, his eyes narrowed on a dark riverbank "We do ays do We watch"

Chapter One

Anatolia, Turkey

He stared at the whirl of stars overhead, feeling their loss even as the soft grass caressed his back They danced, treht breeze

Coht flashes of another life

Dark curls lifting in the breeze as the sun flashed on water Rocking Snatches of foreign voices and scents

"Do you like to travel alone?"

"What?"

"Am I not allowed to ask you questions?"

"It’s unusual"

"Call me unusual, then"

He closed his eyes to the stars Another vision Arainst milky-white She arched above hihed a name

His name

"Malachi…"

Her face flush with pleasure