CHAPTER 103: The Face in the CrowdAllison's POVThe second voice.. one that didn’t belong to Lydia, finished echoing in the cold warehouse air. My skin prickled because I knew that tone.. that specific brand of condescending venom.“Victoria,” I said with the name tasting like ash in my mouth. “I know that’s you. Using her like a cheap microphone. Classy.”Lydia’s head... no, Victoria’s puppet... lolled toward me and ttwisted smile stretched Lydia’s lips, all wrong. “Allison. Still playing at being a hero with a new master, I see. And Lucius… an Elder reduced to a glorified dogcatcher.”Lucius didn’t flinch. Rather, his voice promised violence. “This is unwise, even for you, Victoria. You’ve just signed your own death warrant. You’re done. If The Glimmer didn't know of your forbidden ways, they do, now.”The laugh that came out of Lydia was a horrible layered sound. It was her voice and Victoria’s in a chorus from a nightmare. “Oh, you sweetsimple creatures. I’m always ten steps
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