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  Cassie stared down at her hands. “I’m not that strong. I can’t do this on my own.”

  “You would have Tara to guide you. A regent, of sorts.” The Pythia looked at Tara with a sad smile. “No matter what, Tara’s counsel can be trusted.”

  “And who will become Pythia if I refuse?”

  The Pythia shook her head. “I’ll choose someone else. Maybe Daria. Or Callista. But they are nearly as old as I am, and they haven’t long.”

  Cassie’s hands balled into fists. “I’ll do it.”

  Tension fell in the Pythia’s shoulders.

  “But I won’t do it like you. I won’t be cold. I won’t be brutal. I’ll do it my way. No killing.”

  The Pythia smiled. “I know you will try.”

  The men stumbled back into the house. The Kahuna had a black eye, and the Cowboy was limping. Harry’s shirt was torn, and he had custody of the bottle of vodka. He lifted it and took a swig.

  “Cheers,” he said. “To settling arguments the old-fashioned way. With violence.”

  Irina began to pass out glasses. Harry poured. The Pythia raised her glass.

  “To peace. Whatever the cost.”

  Table of Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Acknowledgments

  Prologue

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-one

 

 

 


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