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‘They’re stuck until he’s stopped?’

I nodded ‘Essentially But he can’t know that their spirits are still around and talking to us How could he? And we know exactly where he’ll be in less than teeks’ time He’ll return to this spot at the next new moon to scatter another set of ashes When he does that, we’ll find him’ I shook my head ‘I don’t understand what his azed morosely into the distance ‘Ipsissierating We’re dealing with a serial killer He’s murdered at least seven witches in cold blood and no one has even noticed’

Ato keep his fury at bay; I could virtually feel his body quivering with rage that so this

‘We have another point in our favour,’ he said He met my eyes ‘He doesn’t know that we know We’re on his tail and he doesn’t have a clue This will be over before he even realises it because we have surprise on our side’ He scratched his chin ‘And, no, you don’t have to say it We have to inform the Order We can’t keep this to ourselves’

I touched his arm ‘They’ll want to help – in fact, they’ll have to help But they’ll also want us to ith them’

Winter nodded but he didn’t say anything else

Chapter Six

It didn’t take much to persuade Winter to book a roouest rooh the bar was packed – and eren’t exactly in a bustling e Still, staying here would give us a chance to dry off, sort ourselves out and plan our next move

The coven had been slaughtered in Dorset, where they were based Even Winter recognised that traipsing a couple of hundred ate the exact spot would be better accomplished in daytime

I called Eve and persuaded her to drop in on Brutus and Princess Par each other It was te to ask Tarquin to do it because I had no doubt that Brutus woulda plonker But the thought of the floppy-haired one pawing through my underwear draas too much to cope with

Although the last thing I was feeling was content or happy, I was impressed with our rooe bed We’d have to snuggle very closely together Perhaps I could pin Winter to one spot and force hi lie-in before we headed up the coast It was unlikely but a girl could still try

While he got on the phone to inform the Ipsissi the dial to super-sexy stea out in ecstasy It was a ed to invade soand I wondered idly whether I should inforovernate the phenoe kept my mind off Blackbeard, as I’d christened the serial killer

Apart froht a change of clothes with ht was somewhat te intoThis hat happened when I was forced to get out of bed too early: I ended up wearing clothes that hties pop princess covered in cat hair At least the clashing neon colours et lost in a crowd

I ran h my hair, decided I’d done the best I could and went out to check on Winter I found hi into space ‘Hey, are you okay?’ I perched next to him

‘Mht The Ipsissiether He’s prepared to proal witch’ He griet what he’s done’