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"I didn’t betray you," I shouted "I couldn’t go through with it, Ivy Please believe that I love you, and would never hurt you"

Her lower lip treht about you"

"No, he’s not," I said, praying Shelton’s spell breaker finished in time

The hellhound burst from its position, hackles raised, lips peeled back in a snarl Jereave an almost conteainst the ith a yelp Another wave, and the Cyrinthian Rune floated to him and landed neatly his outstretched palm He clenched it "It’s too early, but it’ll have to do" He regarded hed "You have done more to muddle my plans than a rabid coon hound, boy I told you to stay out of my business, but you won’t listen"

"Guess you would have gotten aith it if not for us ry

"Oh, but I have, boy I have"

"You’ve twistedfrom me "You’ve warped her into your little child soldier" I looked at Ivy "Don’t listen to his lies He’s just using you You’re more powerful than he could ever hope to be"

"I listened to your lies, Justin," she said, tears welling "You hurt o, child," Jere her on the shoulder "We have athe Arcane Council?" I said "You’re insane! Daelissa will use you and enslave everyone" I banged futilely on the shield "She’ll kill you!"

Jereet Foreseeance four, three, one, one It’s over I proood intentions"--he revealed the rune in his hand--"for this"

I pounded on the shield "You’re going to dooht evil "You don’t know the whole story, but soave lance, and left with him

Shelton’s arcphone chi a hole I rushed through without any plan but to tackle Jeremiah and take the rune back He flicked his staff, and the shield on the other side closed I raht break through Exhaustion clai and could only watch as Ivy and Jeremiah disappeared around the corner

Elyssa knelt bythe council," she said

"How in the hell are we gonna stop a ood question "When do the giants fight?" I asked

"Any tiic?" I asked "Or is there a kill switch?"

Everyone exchanged uneasy glances Shelton answered "Once those things go in the ring, they’re autonomous But the controllers should have a kill switch"

"Michael toldwas detained by security That o down there and do it ourselves"

"I don’t knoe can break through all those security goleole like that down? The ansas obvious

"MacLean, you go to the operators Get to them by hook or crook and hit that kill switch"

"Aye," he said and raced back up the stairs

"I’ll go with him," Adam said and left

"Elyssa, can you do whatever it takes to evacuate the council? I don’t care if you have to carry the with you," she said

I gripped her shoulders "Please, I need you to do that Shelton and Bella will have my back"

She opened her mouth to speak

"We don’t have time, Elyssa Please"

She kissedhappen to him" With that, she blurred away

"Shelton, Bella," I said "Let’s go"