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moved to sit on the bed and wrapped his arms around Lia.

Chase stared at his fists in his lap. If Lia was telling the truth, she was as much a victim as anyone

else around Damian. She seemed sincere, though he wouldn’t trust her completely until she spoke to

Richard and he could judge if she was telling the truth or not. He supposed she might have been

making up the information, but his gut told him she was sincere.

Lia shifted on the bed and leaned her head on Jayson’s shoulder. “That weekend I went home,

before he came here, he put my father in charge and said he’d be back within the month to usher in a

new age. His ring . . . Somehow all his power went into that.” She shivered. “He kills the girls and

somehow that gives him power. This time was different, bloodier, and Father helped.” She looked

back at her hands. “It’s awful to watch. I was so thankful to be away from that.”

“Do you remember anything about Sabrina and his plans for her?”

Lia looked down at her hands. “He was obsessed with her. She’s not human, is she?”

“No.”

She chewed her lip. “He seemed to think she had some sort of power he could use to control

everyone.”

Chase sighed. What Damian wanted made sense. “But she can’t influence the Elders,” he said

quietly.

“He seemed to think it wouldn’t be an issue. And he wanted her for the others, too.” She chewed

her lip. “That weekend, when I was there, I heard him talking to someone on the phone.” She paused.

“I think it was an Elder.”

Chase stared at her. “Why?”

“Because of the things he said to him. I don’t know exactly. It was just a feeling.”

“Do you remember who?”

“He only said his name once.” She squinted her eyes and stared across the room. “Lewis.”

Chase’s mouth dropped open. “Are you sure?”

Lia nodded. “I remember because I’d been watching an old episode of Doctor Who a few days

earlier with the French King, Louis the Fifteenth. When I heard Damian mention ‘Lewis’ I remember

wondering how the names Louis and Lewis were related.” She bit her lip and shrugged. “My mind

wonders weird things sometimes.”

The idea of something normal happening at Damian’s house made Chase shake his head. “What

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