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CHAPTER 65

Bliss

The Visitor had returned He soundedorders that she did not understand Bliss was groggy The demon had knocked her out when she’d tried to help Schuyler, and now her head was throbbing

"WAKE UP, CHILD! GO! THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!"

What what did he want? What was happening? She looked around In theJack in her ar her bouquet What was Schuyler doing with Jack Force? Jack was supposed to be bonded But no, Schuyler had never followed any of the rules The Code of the Vampires had never applied to her What had the Visitor called her? Selfish Unremarkable A false friend

Bliss felt so lost and alone Maybe the Visitor was right

Maybe he was the only person she could really trust Her mother had not even bothered to wait for her, to see her, to speak to the daughter who needed her so badly As for Dylan, well, maybe he was false too, had he really disappeared? Was he really being held? He had been able to break through before, as stopping hi to stop her

Maybe the Visitor was right She couldn’t think anyht All she kneas that she was so tired of listening to the voice in her head She was so very tired of fighting

"Do it!"

"DO IT!"

"KILL HER!"

So very, very tired of resisting and being good Andher Maybe if she did what he wanted, she would finally have peace

Bliss walked over to where Schuyler was sitting and relass from her bouquet

CHAPTER 66

Schuyler

You’re going to be all right," Schuyler murmured Jack lay asleep in her arms She kneould live She could feel it Her blood would save hi life back to his body and fight the black fire from Leviathan’s blade

She looked around the empty church Mimi had not yet returned Her for had happened back there, down in the glohter, but then heard footsteps So in front of her

"Bliss, what are you doing?" Schuyler cried