"The same thing he's always wanted," Mr Blake replied. "To finish what he started. To ensure that the alliance between our families never comes to pass." "But we're not the same people," I protested. "We're not even the same families, really. There's no political gain anymore." "Isn't there?" Lord Ashworth's voice seemed to come from right outside the window now. "Your fathers' law firm is quite successful, I understand. Thomas's inheritance, your family's connections, together, you'd be quite formidable." I shuddered. Even in this lifetime, even as teenagers, we were still valuable enough to be worth killing. "He's been watching us," I realized aloud. "All our lives. Waiting for us to remember, waiting
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