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Aden focused on the two opponents Riley lay on the floor, several feet away fro forward as best he could, still deter doll, Tho chunks of plaster from his chest and stood His shirt was in shreds, his skin flayed, yet that skin was finally weaving back together, as if he’d somehow absorbed the wolf’s ability to heal
Tholy as he approached the wolf and crouched down "Tell your princess not to send a boy to do athis roolittering green fire and hate-filled
The fairy sighed "I ade, wolf Therefore, you will not die dishonorably Know that I am not a mere Fae servant, but a prince Indestructible The moment you entered my realm, you were destined to die But there is no shame in your death You should see this as the favor it is"
A favor? Hardly
Echoing Aden’s sentiain, I ade A shame you serve the vaiances?"
Another growl A clear no
"Well, then, I am sorry for this, but itfor? Whether the question came from himself or the souls, Aden didn’t know Riley was his friend, for the most part, and he couldn’t allow a friend to be hurt No matter the pain involved
Just before fairy palotten--sprinted forward He didn’t stop when he reached the fairy He stopped only when he was inside the fairy
One touch of skin against skin, and thanks to Caleb, he couldfrom solid mass to insubstantial , terrible and shocking But he did it He bonded to Tho from his throat
The voice he heard, however, was not his own This one was deeper, huskier Tho, sheened by a cold sweat, Aden fell to his knees There were sharp lances working through him, and he wanted to pound at his chest, tear at his skin, anything to stop theainst his
Tho? How did you do that? Release hts Could take them over so completely, they never knehat had happened But creatures ofto learn, were quite different from humans They knew And they hated
"Riley," he said in that deep voice "This is Aden I’m inside the fairy I have control of his body"
Green eyes pierced hins of truth
Aden could feel the power surging through him So much power Riley’s power, too, as if the fairy had not only weakened the wolf, but had drawn his energy inside his own body Ani in hishi Once more, he couldn’t tell who spoke, him or the souls Maybe all of them at once Part of hi hi what had to be done
Act quickly, Elijah demanded suddenly Or you will never leave him
He would leave In just a little while What would a few more minutes hurt? That music…so peaceful…
The sooner you leave, the sooner we’ll be able to see Victoria, Caleb added
Victoria Yes Being with her was even better than this, he thought, at last focusing on the task at hand "Riley Tell me what you need me to do so that you can defeat Thomas"
The wolf studied him, then nodded as if he were satisfied Aden had truly possessed the body
"Tell me, and I’ll do it Whatever it is"
A moment passed The wolf frowned, snarled Waited Whatever reaction he wanted froet In the end, he hobbled to his feet and tripped his way to the nearest closet, disappearing inside
"Riley," Aden called He knew the ouldn’t abandon hi on
Was Aden supposed to follow hirunts, then the rustle of clothing Just as Aden was stepping forward, Riley eed in a pair of jeans No T-shirt, no shoes, just those ill-fitting jeans that couldn’t be snapped
How had he touched the cloth? Wouldn’t his hand have ghosted through the material like Aden’s had?
Riley’s normally suntanned skin was now pale, the blue veins underneath visible His cheeks were hollowed out and his eyes slightly sunken and bruised There were a few cuts on his chest, as if his ability to heal in a snap had abandoned hihts" Even his voice was fragile "That must mean you can’t either while you’re in there, because I was telling you what to do but you gave no reaction"
So He’d expected a reaction Because bad news had been delivered? "Tell ain"
Do not aid him, Thomas roared inside his head He is the enemy His masters will destroy your world and all the humans who populate it Do you hear me? Kill hie a blade through his heart," Riley announced
No! The protest came from Thomas and Aden simultaneously
Fabulous From Caleb
Dear God From Julian