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“They wouldn’t dare,” Lachlan spat, his Scottish burr thickening in his anger
“Theyas he looked us all in the eye in turn, but pausing on Zachariah “The days of authoritarian regimes are over While this is still a er the entirety of the species for just the hope of getting Avianna back unless ree I would ask no more of you than I do myself”
There was a grunt of approval
My hand shot into the air “I say aye War comes for one of us, it comes for us all”
One by one, hands rose as we voted to save our princess at the risk of the hierarchy itself
Hawke lifted his dagger and glanced at the hunters “Aye And know that when I find your brethren, I will slaughter theardless if Avianna is unharmed”
A muscle ticked in Zachariah’s jaw, but he nodded slowly “If there is no other explanation, if in fact, they stole Avianna for their own selfish—” he shook his head and sed “I’ll help you”
Hawke nodded
“It is done,” Alek said, pushing away fro with me”
Lachlan startled “Alek?”
“I may need his abilities in the Conclave chaaze to Ajax “Are you willing to stand at my side?”
The position wasn’t just an honor, but one of trust Alek was telling Haith one action that we had to let the Hunters into our circle, that they too were Assassins, even if they’d taken their vows hundreds of years before us
Ajax stood, the giant va at least five inches over my six-foot-five fra”
I fucking hated the Conclave chamber It was dark, dank, and smelled like someone had left the laundry in the washer for two days But it was safe, secured by centuries of secrecy and an alliance we’d forged for the good of all supernaturals here in Edgemont
Weapons were left behind the steel doors that marked the entrance to the tunnels into each of the territories, but it wasn’t like any of us needed so more than our hands—or minds—to take a life
Patrick O’Flannery was definitely at a disadvantage, seeing as he represented the human consortium that knew about our existence and accepted us Both he and his two advisors fidgeted as aited in the Conclave chamber for Genevieve to arrive
Go figure, the witch queen was late