Thais Pov
I shuddered, instantly feeling the chill that came with the silence of my declaration, and all I could do was try to keep a calm look on my face so no one noticed how stupid I felt. The Element of surprise, Jareth had said over and over and over again. I knew back then in the tunnel he wanted me to stay hidden, so they didn’t know about me yet. Stay hidden till the last second, sneak up on my uncle and surprise him. The way of the assassins, is to remain a secret until the last possible moment. But…I couldn't do it. One look at the tired expression on Jareth’s face, at Nicki's unconscious body, and the number of vampires filing into the room…we didn’t have a chance against this many. Plus, these were my people. Unnecessary deaths. I was tired of unnecessary deaths. I was surpris
