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He cocked his head to the side as if curious "You know that won’t work"
"Wishful thinking Is that better?"
Galen strode over and grabbed the orb "In order to avoid a future hassle, do not siphonthe pile of dialass "Co His assistant quickly announced us Her resemblance to Quinn was obvious now The desire to tell her to run away bubbled up my throat, but I bit my lip Noas not the time nor the place
Walsh’s pleasure atabout Heli’s escape He rounded on Galen "Opal was dating the Stormdancer leader They could attack us with storms"
A hollow thud echoed in my chest over Walsh’s use of the past tense
"They won’t risk Opal’s life or the children who live here," Galen said
"I’m not worried about them, you idiot My oyster beds could be destroyed" Walsh’s icy voice cut through the sudden tension
Their relationship could be falling apart I wondered how I could drive the wedge in further
"Who cares about your oysters? One black diamond equals two dozen pearls"
"And if the stor those precious stones to our shore? What then?"
Galen brandished the orb and poured the clear diamonds onto Walsh’s desk "We’ll recapture Heli She isn’t far Besides, if they try to attack us, they’ll have to be close to us Opal is strong enough to drain their powers froo over ith Walsh "She didn’t siphon that young Storic did you siphon?" Dahed "That’s an easy fix Don’t worry, Walsh It was her last act of defiance"
I rubbed the back ofmyself of his kiss "How do you know Devlen?" I asked
"We met when I funded the Daviian Clan’s attempt to take control of the Council Revolts are costly and Vasko thought their cause worthy I befriended a few Warpers After that disaster, I kept in contact with a couple who escaped I’ve hired him for a number of jobs over the years But when I learned he was another one of your victims and he was in jail, I had to pay him a visit Did you fall for his model prisoner act?"
"Yes"
Galen tapped his chest "My idea When you saw him today, did it hurt? Did it feel like a slap in the face?"
"Yes" At first glance, but I couldn’t mistake the pain in his eyes But why hadn’t he mentioned Galen to me before?