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"What?" Cole said "No Of course not If you’re having trouble seeing, it’s because your eyes are a little swollen from the smoke and we put some salve on them Don’t worry You’ll heal"

Okay Okay, then "I have to call the coffee shop Tell them I won’t be in"

"Already taken care of," Cole said "I told them you’d been in an accident"

"Nana--"

"Knows you’re alive and well I’ve stayed in contact with her and told her I’d try to have you hoht"

Three ether?

"Miss Bell," Mr Ankh proest fan, but the story poured out of me I told him about Dr Bendari I told him about the photos and what I’d learned about my condition and the antidote I told him about Justin and his sister About the shooter, and the two drivers, and the chase through the forest

I wished I could see his face, judge his expression

"We found the photos in your pack," he said "The others must have burned in the fire"

Sorab?"

"One of Justin’s sister Four of an Anima facility, and two of a co is an improvement on the antidote"

Not a bad haul

Mr Holland cleared his throat, alerting ht in escaped his cage in this facility--the dungeon--and we have no idea how He eakened fro out on his oithout e no dead bodies have been found He could still be out there"

What Mr Holland was trying to say without panicking uy could still be after me Just then, in the safety of the roo to check your eyes," Mr Ankh said

Footsteps He gently wiped ht in front of o You’re finally responding" As he continued to shine that light, the darkness began to thin at last

"It’s getting better already," I said

"Good We ran sonificantly lower"

"The new antidote helped, then"

"New?"

"There are vials of it in my pack"

"I’ll take one and see if I can replicate it I’ll send the others home with you"

"Thank you"

He stepped back, and Cole stepped forward Our eyes locked, violet against blue Need against I wasn’t sure what I was projecting at hi in my bedroom His expression was tortured, even sad, as he aimed a crossbow at my chest

"I’m sorry," he said

"Cole--"

--We were back inside Mr Ankh’s base had distracted us or gotten in our way, the usual reasons for a vision to end This one had stopped all on its own

Because he’d shot me and I’d died? Whatever At least we’d had one That meant a part ofwould it last, though?

Apparently I was going to do so so terrible Cole would feel his only recourse was to kill me I couldn’t even process that

"I have no plans to aihtly "I won’t Ever"

I nodded Really, what could I say?

That wasn’t good enough for hiht before The visions have toelse"

I really, really hoped so

"I’ to hurt you Trust iven him "Okay," I said, and he exhaled with relief I just didn’t have room for another worry

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