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"Couldn’t get enough of me, princess, and decided to find me?" Jennifer asked "I’ us," Marie said "Noon’t have to go to the trouble of sending you an engraved invitation to the night’s festivities"
The witches had returned
At the sound of Jennifer’s voice, Victoria had spun around, arms splayed to act as Aden’s shield He shoved her behind him They wanted him alive Victoria, not so much When she tried to return to her position in front of him, he reached back and squeezed her wrist
"Do you think we failed to realize the exact moment you had stepped onto our land, tick?" Marie said One by one, the witchestheir spots around him They still wore red robes "Noe can watch you die and revel in the knowledge that we have one less bloodsucking enemy to contend with"
"No," Aden barked Despite the cold, sweat beaded over his skin "Call theto order Now"
Marie nodded as if she had every intention of obeying "I will As soon as you give me your vow of loyalty"
"And trade one death sentence for another? No"
She gave another of those acquiescent nods "Then you have brought this on yourself, Haden Stone I had hoped it would not come to this, but… You will not help us, and so you must die with your friends Sisters?"
Ar their circle
Behind hinal, drop," she whispered "I’ll take care of the witches"
No! Caleb shouted
It’s the only way, Elijah said Like Julian told you, it’s the witches or us
Then it’s us! They are to be left alone
Aden blocked theured out Victoria’s plan, and he wanted to vooing to free her beast, let hi so, she’d also kill every chance of acalled to order
Victoria planned to die, but she intended to take those who threatened Aden and her people with her
He had to stop her Had to save her What good was his life without her in it?
"Stop," a soft voice called before he could decide on a plan of his own
Brendal strode into the cave, a visibly frightened Mary Ann trailing close behind her No No! Aden cursed under his breath Not her, too Not here Not with Victoria’s beast so close to bursting free
Victoria groaned, the repercussions hitting her, as well
"Don’t do it," he whispered "Please"
"Oh, good All we lack is the wolf," Marie said Her tone was optirim Definitely haunted "I’oes"
"I didn’t see any hint of the wolves outside," Brendal said
"They’ll coirl outside" Marie waved to thehand She looked at it, frowned "Take her now"
"I feel like…I’ at her chest as if she were pained
"My powers are…"
"Drainer," the witches said in unison, and there was enough horror in their voices to e Only Marie and Jennifer appeared unsurprised
"Remove her and hold her until the spell takes effect," Marie snapped The howl of a wolf echoed through the cave, and she stiffened "As predicted, the wolves have arrived"
Brendal shook her head "I don’t think I will Take her out, that is"
"What are you talking about?"
"Mary Ann," Victoria suddenly shouted "Run!"
No, no, no! The signal Aden dropped to the ground as Caleb shouted a tortured denial Victoria’s beast flew overhead with a roar
Mary Ann yelped, but ran as corabbed the back of her T-shirt She whipped around and shoved her flattened palm into the fairy’s nose There was a moan, a spray of blood She was released and darted away
After that, Aden lost sight of her The witches ran for the exit, but the beast beat the He chomped at theet very far before he batted theth…they propelled into the cave walls, dust plu around theainst physical injury because no cuts appeared, even when those razor-sharp teeth bit into flesh But they did screae that should have been done to their bodies A feere not warded; they bled And bled
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