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Chapter 6<br />

It wouldn’t be long now. He’d finally solved the puzzle, found the missing piece,<br />

discovered why his prior attempts to raise his beloved had failed. It had taken him a<br />

while.<br />

He now knew what blood he needed, or more specifically whose. A bound Origo.<br />

That complicated matters a bit, since there was only one Origo he personally knew. And<br />

she hadn’t yet been bound to her Masters. Plus, there was the minor complication<br />

regarding what her death would do to her Masters. But he couldn’t think of that now.<br />

Not with the hunger inside him burning so agonizingly. He needed his beloved. He’d<br />

lived without her for too long. The end would have to justify the means.<br />

Unfortunately, he was going to have to do something to help move things along<br />

for the Origo and her Masters. It wouldn’t be easy, considering everything, but he<br />

needed them to complete the Iugum. And he needed them to complete the Iugum before<br />

sunrise.<br />

He’d suffered long enough.<br />

* * *<br />

“Sylvie’s in danger.” Burke dropped the newspaper on the floor and charged for<br />

the door, knocking Isabella’s hand away when she reached for him.<br />

“Wait!” she shouted to his back. “How do you know this isn’t a trap?”<br />

He stopped, turned and nodded. “I don’t know that. It could be a trap. But the<br />

bottom line is she’s not with Dvorak anymore, and if she’s not with him then she’s<br />

vulnerable.”<br />

“You’re overreacting. Think about it. There’s been nothing for nights. No<br />

murders. And you never did have any proof that she was the murderer’s next victim.<br />

Maybe he’s left town to track down the next victim? Maybe he’s dead. Who knows?”

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