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She climbed off the bed "He will not have it, and neither will the council I need your car keys and money"
"Of course" He retrieved the cash froht it to her with the keys to his sedan As she pocketed the money, he said, "I can provide you with an appropriate escort"
"No, you can’t" She pocketed the cash "Before I came here I contacted Interpol They already havehere in a few minutes to arrest you Good-bye, Guild Master" She went to the door
"Simone" When she looked back at him, he said, "You already knew I serve Rao through the pretense?"
She looked at him, and for a moment he saw her father in her eyes "I wanted to watch you squirm" She walked out
Simone parked Lechance’s car in a short-term lot at the airport, and at the international counter purchased her plane ticket with soh security she detoured to the lavatory, donning the clothes of a casual traveler and slipping her passport into her pocket before she took the bag to the luggage clai on the counter "Someone left this in the restroom"
"You are the honest one" The clerk looked over the outside of the bag "No tag Ah, well, I’ll give it to the security people to check Merci, uard had her walk through the metal detector before he checked her passport "No carry-on today?"
"I checked it" She covered a phony yaith her hand "I don’t need anything on the plane but a few hours of sleep"
The guard eyed a wo toddler at the opposite station "Bonne chance"
Most of the expensive seats in the first-class section were unoccupied Once the tourists and businesspeople had been packed into the back of the plane, a sht attendant told Simone she could sit wherever she wished
She chose aseat in the corner and, once the flight attendant had finished her presentation of the elass-fronted terers stood outside the entrance to the passenger gates, where they watched and waved at the plane A them stood a tall, broad-shouldered irl in his arht of hie sense of reassurance
By tomorroould be done Korvel and his people would be safe, and no father or child would ever again have to waste his or her life bearing the burden of Cristophe’s legacy
The sunlight made her tired eyes burn, and Simone pulled down theshade and settled back in the seat
"Madeht blanket and a s in ten hours Do you wish me to wake you for your meals?"
"Please" Siht
Chapter 18
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he water in the sink had turned red by the ti up She stared down at it as she reached and touched the back of her neck "Man I never thought I’d drink the Kool-Aid" "You are not drinking at all" Gabriel turned her to face him and dried off her throat and face "You refused the bloodwine Korvel offered Is it your throat? Does it still pain you?"
"My neck is fine I didn’t need the blood" She saw the way he looked at her "Baby, I haven’t felt this good since the last tireat sex--well, sex is always great with you--but more like the after part You knohen you want to cuddle and tellyourself does not produce such feelings" He pulled her close and held her tightly "Korvel can track down his lady You and I need to get away As far froirl in the videos" Likeinto her head for the last half hour, she didn’t kno she knew that "We can’t walk away froet soed into clean clothes, Nick went out to help herself to so to the satellite phone, looked ready to rip off so in a version of English Nick didn’t understand Her lover did, however, froave the captain
"What’s his deal?" she asked
"I believe the high lord has recalled Korvel to Ireland" Gabriel winced as the captain threw the phone through the"And it seeive my show of temper, my lord," Korvel said as he joined them "You should know that I have broken faith with ht?" Nick grinned "God, I wish I could have seen the look on his furry face" She buuy"
"Nicola" Gabriel gave her a disapproving glance To Korvel he said, "When it comes to acts of malice, Richard has few equals He will not allow your disobedience to go unpunished, Captain"
"I have no intention of rejoining his household," Korvel said "Once I find Simone, I will retract my oath to Richard and offer -lords will touch you," Nick guessed "Everyone else is a big step down Unless you’re open to soed Gabriel with her elbow "This would be when the unconventional lord in the room makes a job offer"
"I have no territory or household," Gabriel adarrison consists of kenis, who never obeys orders and seldoerous"