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"You are free to go"

"What?" I roused myself out of the stupor that had clai on the square face of the policeo Unless there&039;s so else you wish to tell us?" A blond eyebrow rose in question

"No" I blinked a couple of ti around at the police station It hadn&039;t been busy at all when the vaed

"You mean you don&039;t want me to tell you about Anniki and Denise anyuely re toward a stack of paper "Not unless you have so new to add The woman you helped to catch has confessed to the murder of the Frenchwo to process everything that had happened in the last few hours

"Your friend is here, if you wish to leave" He turned to a coathered together its reered out of the roo with a familiar man

"I didn&039;t really think you would turn Denise over to the police," I told him

Christian turned to face me "I hadn&039;t intended to at first, but then well, let&039;s just say that I felt a gesture was needed to thank you"

"For not killing Kristoff?" I shook my head "I told you I wouldn&039;t kill anyone"

"I realize now that I wasmotives to you that are not necessarily appropriate," he adive up a Zenith to the mortal police, but I trust that your name is now sufficiently cleared"

"Yes I&039;ood thing, yes?" he asked with a s "You ready to go, Pia? There&039;s a sweet policewoman outside who said she&039;d take us to our hotel"

"Yes, I will be in a daoff to the hallway

"She is a good friend," Christian said, nodding toward her "She understands that you have soht ure out how to ask what I wanted to know

His hands stopped rief and tell you that both Alec and Kristoff have left Iceland"

"They did?" My shoulders slu with the Brotherhood group was over, but to leave without saying anything to aze was oddly co about you, I was incorrect in assu you were Alec&039;s Beloved I understand now that it is to Kristoff you are bound"

I turned away and looked out theIt was early evening I&039;d been in the police station for al "So it would seem"

He was silent for a moment "It is not e you would like to pass along to either man, I would see that it reached the to say"

"Pia" I turned around to face hi anymore He took my hand "I have a Beloved She is very dear toto me I would lay downany other way I realize that our ways are new to you, but I believe that you would make Kristoff an excellent Beloved"

"Thanks," I said, sently pulled my hand back "I just don&039;t think it was , just bowed, and started to leave when Rowan threw open the doors and rushed in, looking around wildly "Is he here?"

"Who?" Christian asked

"The French reaper" Rowan turned to the side The entire left side of his face and ar all the reapers to the plane when that bastard Frederic tripped et out of the sunlight I chased hi and bolted out of the door

A horrible presenti to tell the wo on Detective Jan&039;s desk," before I hurried back toward the detective&039;s roo to a stop as beforeslowescorted, handcuffed and rip on her Tohall, a voice called out, and Frederic appeared, sliding to a stop as he raised a gun

"No!" I heard myself screah the station Denise stared at Frederic for a , even as her body cru the wall for support

Frederic let the gun drop froaze met mine for an instant, and I kneithout any doubt that he had sought his own forain?"

I looked out of theof the hotel to the bright, glittering sea It was almost, but not quite, the color of Kristoff&039;s eyes

"Does it matter?"

"Well, I&039; the steps with one guy, but really have done them with another I know you had sex with both, but didn&039;t you say there was soue during one of our more passionate moments I assume that and the fact that he drank e requirement" I turned away from theand summoned up a little smile for my friend "The steps are unimportant Christian said that he knew the second I threw myself on top of Kristoff that I was a Beloved Evidently we s That&039;s why Alec was so taken aback - I didn&039;t suessed it was Kristoff"

Magda watched lass table "This is going to sound harsh, but I really don&039;t see what you&039;re uy you were interested in, but coot those blue eyes, and that chin, and I bet you could talk him into soen of stubble, it erous - and yet you&039;re walking around looking like life has just kicked you in the gut"

I slu backflips of joy but for one thing - Kristoff is in love with his girlfriend His dead girlfriend And as nice as our couple of ro to pale I want a s by every et his jollies off and scoop up that month&039;s batch of blood, and then leaves without a backward glance"

I was past tears, but the pain reot his soul back, but he doesn&039;t want you?" Magda look thoughtful for a few minutes, then shook her head "No I don&039;t believe that I think you&039;ve got the wrong end of the stick here"

"You don&039;t have to take h I waved ing his undying love to ue with that In the end, she said simply, "He&039;s a h If he wasn&039;t expecting you to be his Beloved anyprobably left hi in his life" She patted ot up to pour another cup of coffee "Be patient, Pia I think with tis out I mean, he can&039;t live without you, can he?"

"We&039;ll see," I said, too heartsick to think about it anymore I made an effort to pullahead with the tour?"

"I think I will We&039;ve lost a couple of days in Holland, but now everything is over, the tour is free to go You er didn&039;t want to come with us, did you? I know that sounds horrible said like that, but I don&039;t think Audrey - "

"Don&039;t worry, I&039;h of ronored it