"The endgame," Victor said, "is that the Strain reaches full expression. That her blood becomes too lethal to control. That the Howlingtons' own mate bond becomes a liability instead of a strength. And that when the moment comes, when they're desperate and broken and ready to do anything to save her....we offer them a solution.""What solution?""We tell them we can contain the Strain. We can isolate her blood. We can prevent her from being a threat. All they have to do is give us what we want.""Which is?""Everything," Victor said. "Their location. Their security protocols. Their mates. All of it. And by the time they realize it's a trap, by the time they understand we're just going to take her and drain her and use her blood to destroy their entire species....it will be too late."He leaned forward. Let Sarah see the absolute certainty in his expression."The Vigil doesn't die," he said. "We adapt. We evolve. We find new ways to accomplish our mission. Silas was brilliant, but he w
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