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child. What you think you know about others , humans, all of it…it’s all so very different now. The vampire was merely stunned, apart from the one you shared death’s kiss with, of course. That one is definitely d-e-a-d.” She laughed and then shrugged, as if not in the least bit bothered by the death of a vampire. “And the one who shattered too”—she flicked her wrist—“you really should have destroyed the leader. Getting a little sloppy in your old age, death.”
    Lise ran Club X, a club that catered to all others . Be you witch, vampire, shifter, demon…She was Switzerland in a city overrun by monsters; she did not judge and she did not take sides.
    Usually.
    But she seemed to be doing so now.
    “What’s in this for you?” His voice dipped, because trying to make sense of this thing was going to give him a massive headache.
    “Balance. Order. Same as you, reaper. The powers she possesses, they must not be manipulated by any other. To prevent another Great War, you must protect this woman.”
    “By taking her to George?!” He couldn’t hide the disbelief from his voice; a low chuckle spilled from him. “Is the bastard still hiding out in the same cave I found him in all those centuries ago?”
    She nodded. “He is.”
    Snorting, he shook his head. Might be good to visit George. It’d been a millennium at least. But honestly, wasn’t death better for the woman than what Lise was suggesting? It had to be.
    “No, it’s not,” she said, obviously reading his thoughts. “Her role in history is vital. In fact, my sisters and I have considered grooming her for future duties, but we haven’t had enough time to study her lineage. In order for us to have that time, she must be protected. There is none more powerful than death to perform that duty.”
    There was definitely more to the story than what Lise was sharing. He knew that. He also knew she wasn’t likely to give him more than she had.
    “Who is she?”
    She shrugged. “Just a woman.”
    That was a lie of epic proportions and he knew it; if she’d really been just a woman Lise would have let him reap her soul a long time ago.
    “And why must I be the one to see to her? Isn’t there another reaper available? Tariq, or Aeidin? Anybody?”
    “Feral” was the word that immediately came to mind when her lips split into a wide grin and, licking her front teeth, she shook her head. “None have the history you do.”
    “Falling in love with a mortal? A mistake I will never make again.”
    “Oh no, my dear death.” She slid her hand up his arm. “No, I mean the wake of destruction you left behind after her death. To protect this mortal, you’ll have to channel that baser side of yourself.”
    Scrubbing his jaw, knowing how pointless it was to argue, but needing to try anyway, he said, “And it nearly killed me. I went mad, absolutely insane for a quarter century. The Morrigan had me chained and locked up for the safety of those around me. I cannot become that monster again.”
    Clamping her hand over the spot of his heart, she shook her head. “That was because you had no focus. No point of reference to keep you grounded. Mila is that. Make her your point and you’ll own the beast.”
    “Why?” He grabbed her hand. “Why is she worth protecting? What could she possibly know or have that makes every monster want her? What is so dangerous about that woman?”
    “There are some mysteries in life that must be discovered with time. Only then can you truly make sense of them.”
    “Meaning what exactly?”
    “Meaning”—she held her hand out as a bright bolt of power crackled from her palm into Mila’s prostate body—“you’ll find out.”
    The bolt of power picked the woman up off the ground and she floated toward Frenzy on a glowing, crackling bed of lightening. Her amber eyes stared sightlessly at him, eyes so similar to Adrianna’s.
    “Take her in hand, Frenzy.” Lise talked to him like a mother reprimanding a recalcitrant