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Not the least bit fazed by her exasperation, he said, “For starters, I aht to know the happenings of both ions I rule I also have a sixth sense that helps me to home in on the powers others have cultivated That’s how I knew your friend, Lisette, has Wiccan gifts and even that Jinx could predict the future”
A h her brain “He believed the human world would be rebuilt Not that we’d be able to conquer the demons, but that mortals and immortals would learn to coexist in a modern world, somewhat similar to the one Jinx, Lisette and the elders knew before the wars”
This time, she couldn’t claiht and didn’t want hi that word?”
Darien’s brow jerked up “Are you suggesting I had him killed to silence him?”
“You are the king,” she said
He glowered at her “Do you have any idea what dangerous territory you’re in?”
“Of course” She sed hard “But Jinx was my friend and I want to know the truth about him Clearly, those of us who have abilities that could pose a probledom are under close observation”
Darien waved a hand in the air “Jinx was never a concern for me He was optimistic and waxed poetic He never created trouble As for Lisette, I don’t want her practicing witchcraft anyhuht to establish since the wars ended”
“And what about me?” she repeated
“I was…h that thick black hair she’d tousled in an i to the fireplace, he poked at the logs with thethe flaain For her benefit, she surmised He hardly seemed to notice the temperature
“What was theht in my dream?”
He replaced the rod and faced her
“I had you tracked by a wraith fro within you I needed—I need—to knohat it is I followed you personally when I couldn’t sort out the root of the pohat the actual gift is What I did rong It went against the law I ilowed under the candles and the firelight when he told her, “As for last evening, that was noOut of the dream as well as within it”
She sucked in a sharp breath “Why would you…?” She exhaled heavily “I ?”
Although the urge to rail at hie invasion of privacy rose within her, Jade would be a hypocrite if she took offense She’d enjoyed the fantasy, after all Had co before her, who had figuratively tossed Michael out into the cold and had replaced that hard, warm body with his own