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“Because when you study someone long enough, they begin to show a pattern.”
That was disconcerting. I’d already caught him doing that to me a handful of times.
“That will take them past the pods. The guerillas sleep there,” I explained.
“Then that’s where they’ll start.”
Cam now snapped out of the daze he was in and gently nudged my side. “Where’s your Cardinal?”
“He’ll be in the church. All the Exarchs sleep there too.”
“What does he look like?” Luce asked.
I shrugged, “I’ve only seen him once. He never shows himself to anyone outside the church.” I left out that the one time I came face to face with this man was when he made the tape Addy had asked me about.
It was to prove I was a virgin. Different Exarchs took over the task over the years, recording each examination. It wasn’t something I ever wanted to speak about or acknowledge, a rarity for me, but I would prefer it be burned from my mind forever.
The next lapse of silence was shattered by multiple gunshots ringing through the air.
“I believe that’s our unofficial cue,” Ice mused.
“Let’s go,” Luce said, popping open his door.
We all piled out of the car, the acolytes behind us doing the same.
Luce was giving rapid fire orders, causing some to immediately slip away into the trees. I stood between Ice and Cam, watching him in his element.
“If you start drooling over how turned on you are with him right now,” Ice started.
“I wouldn’t do that,” I objected, fighting the urge to wipe my mouth. “You guys will be okay, right?”
Cam wrapped his arm around my shoulders. “Of course, queenie. Who wouldn’t come back, knowing you’d be here waiting?”
“This isn’t our first time going to shake things up,” Ice commented, bumping my hip with his. The growing darkness served as a backdrop to all the shades of blue that made up his crazily gorgeous eyes.
“You two.” Luce walked over and indicated me and Bella.
“Stay put for twenty minutes, then go start finding any spare girls.”
“What do we do with them?” Bella asked.
“Send the ones that can be rehabilitated into the woods. Tell them to stay put until the sun comes up. That’ll give Mom time to get ready for them,” Luce.
“Your mom?” I parroted. “How did you get a hold of her so fast?”
“It was my dad who looped her into it once I put my acolytes to use.”
“That’s amazing.”
He tugged me from beneath Cam’s arm and slipped his around my waist. “I like to take my time, but I can get the job done fast and efficiently if need be.”
That was loaded with a double entendre. My cheeks melted, resulting in a cocky smirk from Luce.
“Right now? Really?” Bella drawled. “Can you stop for five seconds and tell us what we do with the girls that can’t be rehabilitated?”
“Simple. Kill them, or leave them to suffer and die on their own.”
“Luce!”
