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amazed that her father, Quilliam, the most evil demon who ever existed, had also
fathered this mealymouthed creature. Was she also unaware of her powers? She would
have to possess some if the bloodlines ran true. And, if she did and the two of them
joined forces, they could rule the word.
Warlock gold.
Mariette looked at her with disinterest. And?
Mavoureen was not surprised. Mortals were dumb. It was obvious she had few of
their father s genes but not enough to grant her eternal life. Are you simple-minded?
Gold equals power.
Don t you have enough power?
A woman can always use more. Was there such a thing as enough power? It s
hard to maintain what I have and fend off others on nothing but my power. What
happens if that wanes?
Mariette shrugged. You work like normal people do.
Quel horreur. Like you?
I never said I was normal.
How did this one have the same demon blood in her veins? Don t you want more
than what you have? To be satisfied with one s lot in life was not a concept Mavoureen
believed in. That was for losers as far as she was concerned.
Yes, of course but nothing is ever that easy.
What if I told you my power and yours combined would allow us to rule the
world?
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Mariette arched her eyebrows at her. I would wonder if you have been sniffing
glue.
Amazing. You have no idea do you of how powerful you are.
So tell me.
How far will my dear little sister go if pushed? If you wanted to you could kill the
warlock.
What warlock? Mariette s eyes narrowed in anger.
Ah yes, he had hurt her. Excellent. The one who has betrayed your trust.
So you know about him too? That didn t surprise Mariette. Manny again?
Yes.
You must get sick of bending over and letting him hump you. Even though
Mavoureen was an evil bitch, she was quite beautiful in a cold and calculating way.
I do what I must.
What was that saying? Absolute power corrupts absolutely? There was not enough
power in the world for her to want Manny on her ass. So you want gold.
And you could get revenge, Mavoureen pointed out.
There was none to get. What was the point of it? Mariette knew something was not
quite right with Thomas story. No one made her have sex with the warlock. If she was
really concerned she could have said no. But Mariette hadn t. So there was no
vengeance to seek. If Mariette felt anything it was just confusion. Had she meant
anything to Thomas at all? Despite these feelings, Mariette had no intention of telling
Mavoureen more than she thought she knew and there was no way she would allow
herself to be used for whatever demented plan Mavoureen had.
So tell me about the gold. While Mariette liked money she wasn t about to steal it
from beings who could kick her ass twelve times over.
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Mavoureen s eyes were alight with greed. They have more than anyone ever
dreamed of.
I do not dream of gold. Have you seen it? Or was this some mythical pot of gold
thing that everyone chased but it never existed?
No.
So how do you know it s real? Mariette didn t think Mavoureen was a rocket
scientist but then neither was she stupid. She had been around for a long time and
survived pretty well from what Mariette could see.
I just know.
Either she was a fanatic or she was dumb. Right, so what s the plan to get it?
Funny, yesterday Mariette would not have considered the possibility that she and this
evil whore would have anything in common but here she was chatting to Mavoureen.
Well, I did plan to kill a bunch of warlocks to show them I meant business but as
you re sleeping with one we could just hold him ransom. He s very powerful.
That was her plan? Mariette had to admit she was a little disappointed. This was an
ancient, immortal woman who could create mayhem at the blink of an eye and she was
thinking of a ransom? Like a warlock would be dumb enough to walk into that trap let
alone stay in it. How smart had their father been? Did Mavoureen take after him? If so
the immortality and smart genes she could gladly have. He would whip your ass
though you d probably like that.
Is the warlock good in bed?
Technically, they had never made it to a bed. You ll never find out.
Bit possessive are we?
Mariette smiled a thin smile. There is no we .
Sticks and stone, sister dear, Mavoureen murmured. Join me and we ll rule the
world.
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This had been one crazy day. Mariette d had sex with a warlock who wanted to kill
her and she discovered she had a despotic sister who was going for world domination. I
wish I was back in my pajamas. I need time.
You have none. The word is he has been sent to kill you because of me.
This was something that Mariette did not get. If Mavoureen was the problem, then
why not kill her first? It would be much simpler just killing you.
Mavoureen waved her hand carelessly. They re always trying to kill me but I m
hard to destroy. Her eyes were hard on Mariette. We have to get the gold by sunset
tomorrow.
Why then?
Because those do-gooder warlocks are going to liquidate their assets and give their
money to the poor. Mavoureen sounded quite horrified. Something about the
economy and people in hardship yadda, yadda, yadda.
Bastards, Mariette quipped cynically. Who told you that? It sounded like a load
of crap to her.
Manny.
You believe what that little twerp says? It all seemed a little too farfetched to
Mariette. She doubted very much that warlocks gave away anything let alone a stash of
gold. And wasn t the sudden talk of gold and the stunning fact they were sisters all
happening at a very coincidental time?
Think what you like but the world s poor have no idea how to spend money.
Riiight. On that note, I ll get back to you. Mariette had spent enough time with
her sister. She turned her back on her and walked out.
You have an hour, Mavoureen declared.
Oh fuck off. Mariette wasn t about to be dictated to by anyone let alone this slut.
You ll hear from me when you hear from me.
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Mavoureen followed her out of the house. Do not pass this chance up. Together
we are more powerful but apart I can look after myself. On your own, you re a target.
Think about that, sister dear.
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Thomas was waiting for Mariette when she got home. You saw Mavoureen.
Lucky guess or had he been watching her? Yes. Did all killers look at their targets
with such tenderness?
What s wrong?
Nothing. Everything. Just my dumb luck to fall for you. I m tired. It s been a hell of a
day. I just want to go to bed alone.
Mari, Thomas said, stretching his hand out to her.
Mariette knew what he wanted but taking his hand now would be like accepting
that lying to her was okay. Just leave me, warlock. She walked in the direction of her
bedroom.
Undaunted, Thomas followed her. Tell me what s going on?
You wouldn t understand. If you did you wouldn t have lied to me.
Have I done something?
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