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I go to him, and he nods to the chains They’re made of pure silver No wonder Vic hadn’t broken the first one, then the other, I yank theirl I study her Her eyes are pale now And she looks absolutely terrified "She’s not a vampire"

"Not yet," Victorian corrects He looks at her "What is your na Vic’s question Her brows furrow, as if she’s thinking really hard "Abbey," she answers in a heavy brogue "I think"

"Do you have family?" Gabriel asks

Abbey shakes her head "No"

Gabriel nods "You’ll be safe now," he assures her "Arcos, bring her along"

I watch in fascination as Vic gingerly helps the soirl out of the chamber Gabriel turns to Jake "I know a place to take her Arcos can accompany us"

Jake nods "Aye"

Then Gabriel and Vic leave with Abbey We all follow behind, but instead of leaving out of the vaults, Gabriel leads theeway in the opposite direction I stare until the darkness ss thelance at Eli "That eird"

"Not as weird as you think," Jake answers "Edinburgh has host hunters and h She’s no’ far fro into full-potency vampire He shakes his head "We’ll have to find out who her maker is"

"Will they be able to save her?" I ask

Jake’s green gaze meets mine "Mayhap"

Finally, a way out of the catacoh a pub Out on the street, the strained sounds of a bagpipe echo off the stone

I think I have the general rained in me No, I don’t know each close and wynd, but I see how they work Just like Savannah runs in squares, Edinburgh runs on the fish spine I get it

It rains all day The oiled canvas coat I wear keeps ht fades, we find ourselves on Princes Street, and the hustle and bustle of touris Gothic spires of the Scott Monuh I’d like to do a little crazy free running If my brother, Seth, could see this place, he’d be all over it

By the tiht fades into shadoe’re back at the Crescent Gabriel and Victorian have returned and now join us We all

I kneould

"My ould encourage ood conscience leave you all here, knohat you face What the people, h, face"

"Nor can I," adds Gawan

"You can use the extra blades," Tristan adds

Jake pinches the bridge of his nose

"If we get into a desperate situation, we’ll call you," Gabriel says, then looks at ue if you knew the full potential of that one" He inclines his head toward me

"I know she has multiple senses, mind powers that I do not have," Tristan says He looks at th of a er "Unlike Ms Slater, who is lupine--"

Tristan jerks around, because he’s now talking to thin air In the split second it takes him to look away, I have made two leaps One toward that hideous yet weirdly attractive angel fountain; two, the gargoyle on the far side of the Crescent I’ that big, bulky knight look everywhere but up Bending over, I pick up a loose stone, search for a bigger one, and find it, then throw theer--off his ass

Tristan curses, then spins around He looks up, and I wave

"Damn me," he says, low and under his breath He turns back and faces Jake and Gabriel "Aye, so she can jump and apparently climb But-- damn!"

Just that fast I leap down and onto Tristan’s back I flip hiravel, and I land on top of hirunt I pin his s trapped beneath le for a few seconds I al

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