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Studying me, he backed up and sat on the couch Several moet so until we know for sure"

Great One et leads?"

"You said you saw Bethany with Vaughn, right?"

I nodded

"Well, I happen to knohere he lives And he probably knohere Beth is and what happened to Dawson"

"How do you knohere he lives?"

He s in with icy fingers "Wait Oh no, you can’t go after hierous!"

Daemon arched a coal-black brow "As if you care what happens to me, Kitten"

My mouth dropped open "I do care, jerk-face! Pro me a few seconds, his smile turned sad "I won’tfrustrating I didn’t tell you so you’d go off and do so stupid And even if what I plan is risky and insane, it’s a well-thought-out level of stupidity"

I rolledAnyway, how do you knohere he lives?"

"Since we’re surrounded by people who potentially want to do my family harm, I tend to keep tabs on them like they keep tabs on me" He leaned back, stretched his arms until his back bowed Good God, I had to look away But not before I caught the glea at a rental in Moorefield, but I’ "What are you going to do? Stake out his block?"

"Yes"

"What? Do you have a James Bond fetish?"

"Possibly," he replied "I just need a car not easily recognizable Does your mom work to and will probably be sleeping, but--"

"Her car would be perfect" He shifted his weight on the couch and was now so close, his bare arhn has seen her car, he won’t suspect it belongs to her"

I scooted over "I’ you takeA char smile--the saood driver"

"That’s not the point" I ainst the arm of the couch "I can’t just let you take her car withoutinvolved in this"

But I wanted to be involved in this, because it did involve etwith it It’s a two-for-one special"

Daeh thick lashes "Get you? Now that sounds wayof a deal"

My cheeks flushed Daemon already had me, but he just didn’t know "As in a partnership, Daemon"

"Hmm" Daemon flickered to the door "Be ready after school tomorrow Ditch Bartholomew by any means necessary And do not speak a word of this to hi up so to spend time withthe keys from my mom wasn’t too difficult, either She’d crashed froot hoone We’d waited until darkness fell, which clocked in around five thirty

Daemon met me outside and tried to take the keys "Nope My ot into the passenger seat His long legs were no rown the car I laughed Daeed it to an oldies station Moorefield was only fifteen est damn drive of my life

"So how did you drop Butter-face?" he asked before we even pulled out of the driveway

I shot him a dirty look "I told hi lanced at him He stared out the , one hand on the oh-shit handle As ifwas that bad "What?" I repeated "You knohat I’with hihtened on the wheel "Yes"

Thehis body toward iven the limited space "You know, your whole life doesn’t have to involve training with Bradley You can take time off"

"You could also join us I liked it…when you helped out, when you were there," I ad my cheeks burn

There was a pause "You knowDee She misses you And that’s just messed up"