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23used a few more Niklauses once they started in on me.” Heturned to smile appreciatively at his brother, but to his alarmhe realized that Klaus was now covertly watching Vivianne.Rebekah must have seen it too, because she movedbetween them, cutting off their brother’s line of sight tothe half-witch. “This is serious,” she argued urgently. “Ourplace here was precarious already, but the werewolves willhave more influence now. With Sol in their ears, the witchesmight decide to stop ignoring us.”“You know what I’ll suggest.” Klaus leaned back a little,trying to catch another glimpse of the bride-to-be. “Army,slaughter, safety.”“No army,” Elijah disagreed vehemently. “We can’tbreak the deal first. Just one new vampire will be all theexcuse they need. They won’t just drive us out; they’ll bandtogether to destroy us.”Rebekah looked from Klaus to Vivianne and back again,her brown eyes thoughtful. “But there’s already an armyhere,” she mused. “The French have a permanent camp justa few miles away. They’re human, obviously, but turningthem can’t be the only way to get them on our side. Wehave other methods of persuasion. Isn’t that right, Niklaus?”Klaus frowned in surprise and Elijah realized whatRebekah was getting at. “People will do foolish things forlove,” Elijah agreed thoughtfully, “and a little compulsionwouldn’t hurt our cause, either.”Elijah could tell that, at least for the moment, Klaus was
24back in the fold. “My sister the general,” Klaus teased,almost warmly. “Seducing the entire French army shouldbe an interesting new challenge for you.”Rebekah laughed, and for a moment Elijah rememberedthem all as children—as humans—again. “I think seducingjust the captain will suffice,” she said primly. “Soldiers obeyorders.”“How dull,” Klaus responded with an exaggerated smile,hooking Rebekah’s arm in his. “Speaking of which, thisparty has gone terribly stale. Let’s go find something to eat.”“Leave it breathing,” Elijah warned under his breath, buthe couldn’t keep a grin entirely off his lips.
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Page 7 and 8: 6water sweep it back down to the oc
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Page 11 and 12: 10Klaus moved closer, stalking her
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Page 15 and 16: 14“Ladies, gentlemen, distinguish
Page 17 and 18: 16Chapter TwoThe ballroom around El
Page 19 and 20: 18had been toying with Klaus. Consi
Page 21 and 22: 20his jawbone and spinning him all
Page 23: 22and looking absolutely murderous.
Page 27 and 28: 26she could no longer see the broke
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Page 31 and 32: 30forward in the saddle as much as
Page 33 and 34: 32“Thank you,” Rebekah said.He
Page 35 and 36: 34Chapter FourKlaus moved noiseless
Page 37 and 38: 36She could not conceal her shock a
Page 39 and 40: 38scrupulously. “I was not aware
Page 41 and 42: 40Vivianne’s lips pressed togethe
Page 43 and 44: 42its deceased inhabitants. No one
Page 45 and 46: 44The smell of incense faded as the
Page 47 and 48: 46and she led him beneath the sweep
Page 49 and 50: 48They emerged into the same cleari
Page 51 and 52: 50brought him to New Orleans, and s
Page 53 and 54: 52anyway, Eric had said—compared
Page 55 and 56: 54makeshift jail, Eric bent to pick
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