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"I know," I replied softly, my voice thick with emotion "One day, ill be able to leave each other for short aoodbye forever"

"One day," he agreed hoarsely and then stepped back so that he could look into my eyes "Eden, hurry back to edhis back onaway

I was alone noithout even ic to keep me company The dense canopy of the thick, dark forest blocked out any light that the cloudy sky could have produced

I reached into ht that Titus picked up for me this afternoon, flicked it on and headed into the cave I said a quick, silent prayer asking for strength

The cave narrowed into a tubular tunnel, with rounded sides and rough, uneven ground Each foot step echoed in the darkness, and the glow froht only shone a few feet in front of me I tried to run, to reach my destination as quickly as possible, but the broken terrain and constricted space made it impossible

I cursed, frustrated by fear and uncertainty I heard all kinds of sounds and hated that I couldn't distinguish real froe, I tried to convince ainst concrete and the splashes of water were rats or foxes or any other rodent interested in dark tunnels and isolation I reic, I would sense another I on overtihtened

I picked up a without any knowledge of ic I used to be athletic and had to try at it I hiked mountains recently; I walked the city of Paris I could do this

Eventually, I found the other side of the tunnel, coht next to a white brick house with one wall lass My blood flared instantly once I was out of the tunnel, the sixth sense ofing the cool brick and taking in s There were five acres of land between the main house and ic it was hard to deterround tirelessly, back and forth all aroundsure every inch of the palace was secured

I had to move, if I stayed where I was, they would finda routine check of the area I steadiedand took careful steps forward; passed the pool house and into the ht shade of a water shed not far froress slowly the entire way I didwas handicapped without ic The Titans however, did not share the same disability

After the shed, there was a small landscaped area of trimmed bushes and after another Titan sweep of the area, I moved to theuards walked and roups of four Titans and theyat the e opposite the two tea them

My s as I stayed quiet, motionless when they were near and banished any trace of untaain froe jacuzzi tub The water boiled and bubbled, reflecting brilliantly in thethat hidnoises

I stood up from my small, crouched position ready to uards that were just on the other side of the building fro while the other one stood guard

I shrunk back down into a ball of ca to rass shudder unnaturally

"They say the prince won't live through the weekend," one of the Guards commented quietly My ears instantly perked up, I quickly pushedto blend in as effortlessly as I could with the darkened wall

"And then what?" the other one asked

"Well, we don't really need hi has all the power he needs to live forever, an heir isn't necessary," he answered, almost amused

"But the old 's luck will run out and then this kingdoain," the other one mumbled carefully, as if afraid someone would hear him

"Well, we could always turn to you knoho! I hear rumors that she is supposed to be the one with a crown on her head anyway," the other one whispered andwildly at the accusation

"Ssh, if someone hears you, you'll find out what the inside of that Romanian prison is like," the other one warned "But do you think it's true? Do you think she's the reason the prince is dying now?"

"I don't knohat to think," the first one said seriously I heard the zipper of pants and then the two ht

I followed stealthily after the spot until the latticed vines stood ominously in front of me I crouched, hidden in the bushes that lined the back of the house and directly underneath the balcony Sebastian had drawn accurately on histo cli seen