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Crippling panic would not do

Caia concentrated and changed back into human form, a shield automatically up and around her in order to confront Du Bois

He gazed, dulanced by him to Anders lifeless body Two of the at thisto say the saetically "Just a little soh his mind with the trace "You and your lover – Thierry – the Midnight who is at this second inflicting burns on a female lykan while ether You hired humans to experiment on kidnapped lykans They came up with that concoction to transform them back to human so that you could hurt them You killed the human scientists I marvel at hoell you hid it from Ethan But then Ethan barely knew you were alive When he disappeared it was the opportunity But I’ve been watching you carefully, for weeks How clever of you and Thierry to keep those thoughts so tightly locked And me I didn’t know to look, to kick down the door"

Pierre had paled considerably; he fisted a hand that seemed desperate to tremble "How do you know all that? Who are you?"

"The sa" She felt her skin begin to tighten as the trace told her the fighting was gettingher that Michael and Marion’s wounds were getting worse, that Rose was bleeding out Thierry was going to use the liquid on Lucien to change him too, to kill him "Your spies outside of the MacLachlan’s houards are dead Three of you here have been taken out"

A tube of water shot towards her with the force of a speeding train but she blasted it back with a flick of her wrist and it lost its for on to the bed of the forest before it even touched her skin Thierry was laughing as Lucien transfor and he was just about to set Lucien on fire Feeling the white heat, so farabbed a hold of it, deter her hts’ locations, Caia pulled on the white heat and the energy she utilized to wield her water eleether in her mind’s eye

And with that, she let it out of her body

The energy constructed itself into cocoons of water,its shape at her demand She looked on as it wrapped around Du Bois’ head and chest, insisting it to do the saan to fight it, Caia squeezed the cocoon and waited as the blood vessels in his eyes popped, his face turning purple with asphyxiation It was the same for the others, and it seeht to the four Midnights was taking its toll, theater All the while, she couldn’t stop thinking how she was actually killing people, actuallyfrom her eyes turned salty with tears But she held on, hts disappeared from her trace… and Du Bois’ heartbeat slowed to a falter, puttered and then stopped

Caia let go and a sob burst out of her , pressed on her chest, crushing in their overwhelht If only she had looked into Du Bois’ trace more carefully If she had crept into his mind like she had done with Ethan and broken down his defenses perhaps Anders would be alive, hed on her, begging for relief

Thankfully, like a prayer being answered, her round rushing towards her

Nikolai tre out twice and then he heard the strong voice of his partner

"So?"

Nikolai sfroo undetected by Caia?"

"Caia was a little preoccupied"

"What happened?"

The excite in his blood threatened to burst into his speech, but he held on coolly, trying to nified demeanor "Well It ell Caia was able to kill, siiks in four different locations in the woods My faerie has never seen anything like it"

Kirios exhaled in obvious disbelief "I’ve never heard anything like it"

"Hhts were taken down, and then the others were in trouble so she had to kill all of the Midnights by herself"

"And her state?"

He frowned at the next piece of information he imparted, "She was visibly upset by it and then she collapsed"

"Well, that’s not reassuring"

"Kirios, stay positive This is good news The girl is definitely e need"

"She has weaknesses"

"Even gods have weaknesses, Kirios"

"Are you co to it since the old tiroaned, "Why are you always so pessi pessiood news There have been a few developments I’m not sure of"

"What does that mean?"

"I’ll explain when next I see you"

"Fine" Nikolai waved his comments off in irritation "Just re"

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