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There were things I didn’t understand, though "Why would you kill all these wolves? Why the pointless bloodshed?"

"Pointless?" Baraqiel growled "The wolves have thwarted and defied my father at every turn Tyrone Wade has been a sworn enemy of Lucifer for more than thirty years"

"Yeah, well, I defy hi to rerin made me shudder "I tried to plant evidence of your involves, but Wade seeht that if a body was found right on your doorstep, the wolves would demand your head as compensation and Wade’s hand would be forced"

"Does Lucifer know that you’re doing this?" I asked

"Who knohat my father does and does not know?" Baraqiel said craftily "In any event, I do not think he would be bothered by a few dead wolves"

"But heto incriminate eline"

"Yes," Baraqiel hissed, and for a moment his for to his angelic one "That is all I hear about, all anyone hears about Madeline Black, his beloved granddaughter, last child of Evangeline’s line No child of his own has ever been more adored than you"

Well, that came as a surprise I knew that Lucifer was partial to eline, but he wasn’t exactly an affectionate relation Most of our exchanges seemed to involve commands and threats

"Whatever my relationship--or yours, for thatto ht to justice for this," I said "And if Lucifer won’t do it, then I’m sure the wolves will take care of you"

Baraqiel stalked towardto let you take hed "I didn’t think you would ain, and I fleard, dodging away His ive chase once I was above the ground I focused h ht that I had used to kill Ramuell

A blaze lit up the beach and for a moment it looked like a midsummer’s day Then the blaze faded, and Baraqiel stood there, laughing at rown

"Thank you, cousin," he said "That was exactly what I needed"