She glanced back, but Bliss wasn’t there, and then a shadow fell across her and he dropped from the sky. She ran straight into him and stumbled back. His hand moved like an attacking snake, snatching the brooch from her grasp. She landed on the seat of her jeans. She glanced to the edge of the cliff, expecting to see Skulduggery swoop up to save her. He didn’t. Mr. Bliss slipped the brooch into his jacket. “You’re going to give it to him,” Stephanie said. “I am.” “Why?” “He’s too powerful to fight.” “But you’re stronger than anyone! If you all go after him—” “I do not gamble, Miss Cain. If we went after him, we might beat him, or he might elude us and strike at us when we least expect it. It is far too unpredictable for my liking. War should be a delicate thing. It requires precision.” Stephanie frowned. Those words. Those eyes, the palest blue … “China betrayed us too,” she said, understanding.
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