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her soul and now she s nothing more than the walking dead.
 That, I propped myself up on one elbow and pointed to the closed door,  is
the walking dead. I am something much more. And he wasn t the Devil and he
didn t steal my soul. He s a good man and he and his friends will come for us.
Until then, I m the only thing standing between the two of you and a very
horrible death so I think I deserve a little respect.
 Of course, Thomas said, looking ashamed.  I apologize, Dulcie, truly. But
what are we to do?
I explained the plan to them. We would go toStonehenge . Kali would think
that I was performing her spell but in reality I would work the binding spell
against her. I had to get another look at the paper she had with the
instructions for her spell, compare it to the binding spell and figure out a
way to mesh the two so that she wouldn t notice anything was amiss until it
was too late. At the moment, though, I was too exhausted to think about it. A
knock sounded at the bedroom door and I rose to answer it.
Philip stood aside, eyes staring blankly ahead, as the boy from the inn yard
stepped inside with my valise. A pretty young maid appeared behind him with a
heavy tray of food and drink. She set the tray on the table in front of the
fireplace, bobbed a curtsy and left. The boy set my valise on the end of the
bed. I fished a coin from my reticule.
 The others I m with, I said,  they ll sleep until dusk. Make yourself scare
by then, understand?
He looked at me with more wisdom in his eyes than any young boy should have.
 Aye, miss. The swell in the other room, he s one ofthem type of dandies, eh?
I had no idea what he was talking about but I smiled indulgently and nodded.
When he was gone and the door closed firmly behind him, Philip standing like a
statue at his post, I turned to Thomas.
 What did he mean? I asked.
Thomas blushed and looked down at his eggs.  You really don t want to know,
he muttered.  He ll stay well away from them, though, trust me.
I shrugged and slipped into my bed.  Eat well, wash up, do whatever you wish,
only under no circumstances are you to open those drapes or set foot outside
that door. Use the day to rest, I advised.  It ll be a long night.
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Kali breezed into the room at sunset. I d just finished helping Amelia with
her hair and was putting the comb back in my valise. Kali s gaze swept the
chamber, satisfied that we were all where she d left us.
 I thought you might like to come next door. I ve ordered up something to
eat, she said with a wicked laugh.
 I thought I d go out, I replied.
 And I would like you to stay in, she snapped.
 I meant no offense, I said, as humbly as I could manage.  This is all very
new to me and I prefer to feed in private. For now.
She crossed the room in a blur of movement, grabbing my hair and twisting it
in her fist.
 You always have such a ready answer, a logical reason to defy me at every
turn. It grows tedious.
She released me with a small shove and I held my hands out, palms up.  I m
not trying to deceive you in any way. It s just my personal preference.
 One would think you would have a care formy personal preference, she
snapped.  Go feed, but take Sebastian with you. I ve gone to a lot of trouble
to acquire you, I d hate for any misfortune to befall you.
That was ridiculous. What harm could possibly come to me? She wanted her lap
dog to watch over me, nothing more.
 I didn t dine with Sebastian when I was alive and I have no intention of
starting now.
 You will do as I say! she shouted, her fury rolling off of her in waves,
making my teeth hurt with the power of it.  I am the master here, little girl,
not you.
 Fine, I said.  Tell him I m ready.
Sebastian appeared in the doorway, an easy smile on his lips. He d probably
been eavesdropping.
 Take her out to eat, Kali ordered.
Sebastian bowed, every inch the gentleman, and offered his arm. I cringed but
accepted the gesture. I had pushed Kali far enough for one night; I would play
along. Besides, if I took Sebastian out to hunt then no one would die at this
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