“So you ambushed them.” Buffy surmised.
“You could call it that,” Belial agreed. “But don’t worry. I assure you that they’ll be quite all right.”
“We waited,” Buffy continued, losing herself in thought. “And waited. But he never came. Then my mother called.”
“Yes. She was in danger, but your so-called friends didn’t care.”
Buffy stared straight ahead. If there were anyone there to see, they might have thought she was in a trance. “They were afraid it might be a trap. They wanted to take their time, and take precautions. But every second was another second my mother was in danger—“
“And they didn’t understand what it is to be the only child of an only parent. They don’t understand the bond.”
“No. They don’t. They tried to stop me. Riley offered to go instead.“
“Yes. Your beau. But you knew that he couldn’t do as much good as you could.”
“No. I had to go. I ran, and they followed, and...” she blinked. “And...we were ambushed, we—“ Her eyes flared and her head snapped up, and she glared at him. “You played me!”
“Like a recorder. It’s really quite simple. In some ways, you’re quite predictable, Buffy. The Master, Darla, and Angelus all figured it out.”
She stared at him in disbelief for a moment, then shot to her feet. “And you have the balls to think I’ll deal with you?” She whipped out her stake and put its point at his throat. “Where are my friends?”
His smile froze on his face. Calmly and deliberately, he took her wrist and moved the stake away from his throat. She trembled with the effort to keep her hand in place, but it was like arm-wrestling a machine. He didn’t even show any effort.
“I’ve done nothing to harm them, if that’s what you mean. They’re going to take part in our conversation later.” She glared at him distrustfully. “They’re perfectly well, I assure you. They were tranquilized and taken when you were, and now they’re resting safely and comfortably.”
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