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“Forget that,” I cut off etic look as I did so “I found her”

The vampires went statue still, even my mate, as if they needed those precious seconds to deter or not Which, of course, I wasn’t Why would I?

Hawke moved first, and a tiny yelp of fear betrayed me as he snatched my wrist in his hand It only took me a second to recover, and I soothed that panic, even as the hulking va

“Are you sure?” he asked, and his voice, usually so strong and

“Hawke,” Benedict warned, co to my other side, his eyes on the hand athi me, not yet, anyway

“I found her,” I said again I tugged on o, like my words had made him short circuit

“Where?” Alek asked, stepping up behind Hawke as if he too was ready to jump between us if necessary

I sighed All the power flying around the rooh to choke aze locked on that hand on my wrist And for fuck’s sake, this was his brother

“Goddess,” I groaned, rolling my eyes “I will not let you killto rerabbed Benedict with my free one “She’s at the opera house Time to wend—”

The second the words left h the world in a tunnel of power that felt so different froentle ride Benedict had givenprimal and ancient and bloodthirsty in this power And pain Sointo my flesh—

My boots hit the soft grass surrounding the opera house, and the pain disappeared so quickly I wondered if I i toward the opera house, I realized he’d wended us, not Benedict

The sounds of the other valy, the space was clear of people My heart ha toout for the subject which—

Hawke skidded to a halt just outside the entrance to the opera house

There, clothed in a white silk dress and gloves, was Avianna She looked as polished and put together as any vampire princess would Even her hair ept away froood color to them, like she’d recently fed