“They’re coming for you. They’ve gone to the wrong house.” How was that possible when Snake and Toady knew where I lived? “How will we get . . . ?” The rest of my sentence evaporated as I caught sight of my mother’s face and spun to the window just in time to see Lord Irrik climb through. If this situation didn’t leave icy-cold fear in every part of my body, I would have been rolling on the floor with laughter. The Drae even looked mildly disgruntled at being subjected to the indignity of a schoolboy entrance. He was dressed exactly the same, in fitted black clothing. His dark gaze rested on
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