CHAPTER FORTY
I spit out blood and croak, “I told Kit. She knows—she knows about Hekima. About seeing him in the dream world. You won’t get away with this.”
There’s a flash of movement at the end of the corridor.
Yep. There’s no doubt now.
I sneak a peek through Filth’s legs.
Creeping toward us are Ariel and Felix. He’s dressed in a tux, and she’s wearing a dress that shows off every curve. In her hand is a butterfly knife. I don’t even want to think about where she hid it when they went through castle security.
They must be here for the Mandate ceremony Felix mentioned.
I can’t get my hopes up, though. Without his robot suit or some powerful weapon, Felix is basically human. Ariel is another matter. She’s an uber and they’re strong—but not quite vampire strong. And Ariel has issues
