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I pulled into ot there Filled with nervous energy, I followed Daerabbed a bottle of water, then returned to the living roo of the carpet, Dae me onto his lap

Arms wrapped around me, he buried his face in my neck "You knoe have to do," he said softly

Dropping the bottle next to us, I wrapped my arms around his neck "Kill Blake"

He choked on his laugh "No, Kitten We’re not going to kill him"

I was surprised "We’re not?"

He pulled back,to have to do what he wants"

Okay, I was more than surprised More like durin teased his lips "Use your words, Kitten"

I snapped out of my stupor "But we can’t trust him This is most likely a trap!"

"We’re kind of da his hands along ht"

"What? The whole ten et home?"

"I think it’s cute that you calltheir lustrous hue "By the way, it is my house My na "Nice to know, but it’s not ie to have Anyway, since you went totally off topic there--"

"What?" How did he figure that? "You’re the one--"

"I know ree" All his huone in an instant "It’s what I would do if our positions were reversed And we know Blake better than he does"

"I don’t know about this, Dae to let him turn you over"

I frowned "He’ll turn you over, too, and what about your faerous…and stupid"

"The risk outweighs the possible consequences"

"I’with Blake because you didn’t trust him and that was before we kneas a killer"

"But noe’re both going into this knohat he’s capable of Our eyes are open"

"That lanced out the"The only reason you’re going to ith him is for Dawson and me That’s probably not the wisest decision you’vea deep one on me, and then he unceremoniously dumped me on the cushion beside hioing to go well"

Half sprawled across the couch, I gaped at hi the water bottle out froh and sat up as the alien pit crewin front of the TV Her long, wavy black hair streareen eyes "So Blake is back?"

"Yes" Dae his sister

She glanced at me and then quickly looked away "Of course he would talk to her like nothing happened They were BFFs"

What the hell was up with the BFF stateer stirred inside me, but I pushed it down "It wasn’t a particularly friendly conversation"

"Then what do we do?" Ash asked Her cap of blond hair was slicked back into a tiny ponytail On anyone else it would’ve looked too severe, but she pulled it off like a o-see

"Kill hi in front of the coffee table

At first, I thought she was kidding, because this was Dee Over the summer, I’d once seen her scoop up a pile of dirt full of ants and move them out of the flowerbed so they wouldn’t be suffocated under the mulch But as I stared at her--as the whole room stared at her--I came to realize she was serious

My mouth dropped open "Dee…?"

Her shoulders squared "Don’t tellhim? I already know that You convinced my brother to let him live"

"She didn’t convinceunder his chin