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"What are you going to do?" Lucien asked "What about this girl?"
"Don’t worry about us"
Lucien pinched the bridge of his nose "I can’t believe you did this I thought you’d learned"
"Not hisfault," Mari croaked
"Of course it’s my fault," Torin snapped, and she flinched
Lucien looked ready to stoirl and scoop her into his ar, "Callelse" He disappeared
Torin went through the h suppressant As he waited for any sign of recovery, an idea struck him He didn’t allow hier to hi He stuffed it full of weapons and any other equipht need He covered his hair and forehead with a bandanna, pulled a ski mask over his face to ensure the rest of hi, wrote a note to his friends, and then did so he’d hoped to circu to see this edy--or, maybe, the outcome
In it, Torin reclined on a black leather couch He had a glass in one hand, and a cigar in the other--neither hand was gloved He was grinning, an expression he hadn’t donned in a very long time, he didn’t think There were people around hi backward Danika had never before shown hiirl coughed, drawing his attention back to her Hope spread wings and flew through him Maybe she would survive
He crouched beside her
"When you flash back to the prison, I want you to hold on to o with you Okay? Can you do that? I’m covered Your skin won’t ever be in contact with mine, and your condition won’t worsen" Please don’t worsen
She licked her dry, cracked lips, but left noyou alone in that cell I know you have to go back, and there’s no way I can stop you, so I’ll just have to go with you I’ll be there to doctor you, and et better
"You won’tbe ableto leave"
"That’s fine Sienna will find us and I’ll introduce you"
Between coughs, she replied, "Cantry"
He stretched out beside her and pressed histoo hard and too fast Heat radiated through the material barriers between thes through hers
The position was new to him One he’d never before experienced One he was ashamed to admit he liked, despite the circumstances He’d never been so close to a fe
"I’o"
A second later, the world around him vanished and a new one took shape
It had worked
He saw a s rock walls There was no , and barely any light The only door was made of metal bars There was no bed, no blankets The air was cold and daid, hard ground, and it had to be painful to her aching bones Torin hopped to his feet and tugged the clothes fro to create a barrier, a makeshift mattress Then he picked her up and eased her down
"Mari?" a pretty voice called from across the way "Is that you? Are you back?"
In response, Mari coughed
"Are you okay?" the girl asked, concerned "And who’s in there with you? The shadow I see is too large to be yours"
"My name is Torin," he called "Mari is sick, and I’ of curses "You touched her You touched her, and now she’s going to die"
"No," he said "I won’t let her"
Bars rattled "You better hope she doesn’t She does, and I’ll find a way out of here I’ll destroy you and everyone you love"
CAMEO’S PATIENCE RAN out as she shoved past another tangle of thorn bushes Her skin was sliced in too , and she was pretty sure there were bugs in her hair
She’d been so close to Pandora’s box, was now so far away
"I want out of this di for the doorway into the next" Lazarus paused to irl I know could be trapped in another dimension, too, and I want to find her So yes, I’m impatient" She stohed when the thorns slapped her Whirling around, she pointed a finger in his face "I’ain"
"Good Hold on to your anger Your voice is unbearable when you’re co" He stepped around her and resumed his journey
"I never coh Unbeatable" She’d fought in wars, saved her friends Battled her way out of enemy territory "Besides, it’s impolite to point out my only flaw"