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"What happens if the rules are violated?"

"Coes preside, and death vauys, but the bottom line is that the war is more contained now than it was"

He frowned "But this doesn’t stop death vaular citizens in either dimension, does it?"

Endelle shook her head slowly "Death va blood, so no, but our Militia Force is strong now Although the inherent proble down one death vareed to this proximity rule? Really"

"Shit, yes Do you kno enerals we offed before the proxiree to it?"

Endelle was silent, her rim He waited but she didn’t speak She just looked at him from her ancient brown eyes

Then he realized the why of it, and his temper flared "Goddammit," he cried He punched the air and paced in a circle "This was because of my sister and her kids You did this because of theaze and held fast so that he stopped uilty as hell about what happened to the started at his feet, flowed up his legs, hit his abdomen, and twisted his stomach into a knot Shit "It wasn’t your fault" Not even a little since he knew exactly where the blah "I know this isn’t what you wanted, to coreat to have you here"

Marcus resisted the pull, the deep tug on his soul whispering to him that he was home He had known Endelle all of his ascended life, fouras even Thorne But the hell he was staying He just couldn’t

"Three days, Endelle, from the time the female answers her call to ascension until she ascends, and not a second ed She druers on her desk "I have a spasood assfucking"

"Your language has gotten evenof flowery, what the hell have you been doing? Have you got a PlugIn bouncing a perfuer in here Sort of like honeysuckle"

Her brows rose to perfect black arches over her brown eyes She actually leaned back in her chair, and a s flowery, huh? Sorry No perfuht in a spray-bottle of Febreze Of course, there was a wo her perfu scraped raw one at a ti the shit out ofyour Johnson?"

He just stared at her Like hell he would cop to that

For soh "Well, well Isn’t this a kick in the pants Two in one night Can’t be a coincidence Jesus I’ to feel … hopeful"

"What the hell are you ra to place the scent, which right now tickled his balls Jesus H Christ

"So," Endelle drawled "You still kno to use a sword?"

Within the dreay Alison walked along the fractured asphalt, her heart light, herfor this her entire life, for an event so extraordinary that her life would be changed forever, transforeness of her abilities and powers, her sense of not fitting in, the deep longings she experienced that had for the past feeeks formed a powerful ache in her chest

The dream shifted Suddenly Darian appeared, the man non to her as Co her to come to him, to be with him, to serve him Fear rained down on her head in heavy waves Her heart pounded in her chest Her legs treer

Darian se round eyes narrowed A feral light entered his eye His left hand transforainst her ribs She had to leave the alley now She tried to o the other direction, but her feet wouldn’t move He advanced, closer, closer There is still time Come to me The claw reached for her

Alison woke up Sat up She was soaked and tre She covered her face with her hands What was happening to her? Why the drea so fierce that her heart felt ready to burst?

Why vas over the side of the bed She wore a camisole and soft cotton pajama bottoms, but the damp fabric irritated her suddenly too hot, too sensitive skin