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"This is my last communication until your wolves pick me up," Wildrif informed Zeke Tanner "This side will be busy tomorrohen they hit the arone for a while"

"Good Make sure you’re at the rendezvous point," Zeke ed to snap before Wildrif’s cell went dead

Chapter 7

"Gavin Montegue, this is Ashe Evans" Winkler ue while visions raced through his ether, kissing at the base of the Guardian, the statue standing atop the does of Vas Saw Lissa, nearly bald, as she stood before Gavin and argued with hiing hihed and held out his hand to shake with the valy, Gavin took Ashe’s hand

"Ashe is one of thelass as he spoke with Gavin later in his study "I’ive him the benefit of the doubt I’ve learned that when the kid says so’s important, then it’s i from place to place Have seen evidence of it, in fact"

"He’s pretty broken up over his parents," Winkler changed the subject "If you could, tread lightly in that area I have no idea what his father thought he was doing, but Ashe is suffering as a result That’s not all, either Adele, his mother, is already in another relationship, and I can only iuy has offered her a ring and arather quickly, don’t you think?" Gavin ru"

"Understood I hear that college classes co ht Gavin, he’s not vampire I think I kno Wlodek feels I hope that’s not the case with you We’ve worked together before, you and I, and I’ that I can trust you now as I have in the past"

"I hope that reh you know I can’t circumvent a direct order from Wlodek"

"Yeah I know that Look at Aedan"

"Aedan is a shell I fear hea trip into the sun, e proposal you speak of, it ht expect I am nearly a thousand years older than Aedan I have seen this, rowled

"I know not how to prevent it, should Aedan choose that path"

"This is impossible" Winkler rose to pace behind his desk "Gavin, this kid, well, he’s more than special I don’t kno else to explain it If things continue to go wrong for hiht do"

"What has happened? That I do not yet know?" Gavin’s face held no emotion, but Winkler knew this vampire Probably better than any other vampire Their friendship was based on mutual respect Wlodek had no idea that Winkler and Gavin knew one another as well as they did

"Have you ever heard the phrase, separating particles? I’ve seen it, and I still can’t explain it Hell, it’s incoh his hair in frustration "I trust the kid, but if his father walks into the sun, I just don’t knohat he ht do"

"I am unfamiliar with this terht of the full an "And I watched as the condemned just turned to sparks that floated away and winked out The kid said that the condemned ith the universe, now"

"You’re sure of this?" Gavin lifted an eyebrow

"Yes I’ht work against the kid, if you get on his bad side Getcompulsion, then," Gavin muttered "The Honored One did not tellto him, but Anthony--I think Anthony may be required to do so"

"Then you’ll have to keep that secret if it turns out that the kid isn’t susceptible"

"I can control Anthony"

"I sure hope you’re right Out of curiosity, why are you being syly out of character," Gavin muttered "But before I left London, I had a visit from Merrill You remeht"