“It comes back to the Breckenridges,” Luc suggested. “There must be something we’re missing. Why this family? Why now? If the perp had information on Jamie, and they’re using it to get something out of the Brecks, why involve us? What’s the connection between the Brecks and vamps? Why the animosity?” Animosity. That was the word that did it, that forced the puzzle pieces into place. I thought about Nick’s questions outside the House, then the labyrinth. The tingle of magic, the hatred in his eyes. The movement in the underbrush, and the animal that stared back at me through the trees. The
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