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I look into his eyes "She won’t kill es, and I pull away

"Because I’"

I’m not surprised that I don’t sleep When I close asp I can feel Ann’s gaze uponfor ages, and it’s far too late for me to catch up

So I throw offIt feels like I’ Beauty," dorht moment to wake up

I shouldn’t be surprised when I find ht before the Night of a Thousand Aht before Jamie almost died

These are the here the bodies of the royal fao The Society would have cut theh this room, out into the palace, and then … where?

Where did my mother find them? There are hundreds of miles of catacombs beneath the city--round headquarters and their own private island There are caves in the hills and lakes and a sea so big and so blue that it feels like this is the end of the world

The Society wanted to keep the bodies safe, and they did it, I have to think They just did it a little too well

"Karina Volkov is crazy"

I’m not surprised to hear Ann’s voice I’m not even afraid to turn and see her by the doors I didn’t lie to Alexei She has ht where she wants me I’m not a threat to her, and she knows it, so for theto fear

"Don’t look so shocked, Grace," Ann says, sidling closer "There’s nothing that goes on within the palace that I don’t know And, besides, I told you this was my favorite room Did you really think I wouldn’t know you had stopped by?"

"I’" I start toward the doors, but Ann blocks my way

"Stay" It’s an order The smile that follows is false "Tellabout," I try, just because that’s what’s expected I’m supposed to lie and Ann’s supposed to sneer and neither of us is supposed to give a single inch

"Did you really think I wouldn’t know that you ran out of the palace earlier in a rather dramatic fashion? Did you think I wouldn’t knoho you were following? I don’t want you to see her, Grace She’s too dangerous and you’re too i," I tell her I’ain