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Cole was leading a group of anee In the back of his mind, he kneas crazy, but he didn&039;t leave anyone behind They followed close behind hi down the hallway like scared mice Cassie was on his heels "Cole, they&039;re not used to this You have to slon," Cassie huffed, trying to keep up with hier than hers, and he was practically running
"Can&039;t You know that If they fall behind, they get left behind, and from what I heard in the control room, they don&039;t want that"
"What do you mean?" she asked in hushed tones, as Cole&039;s eyes darted up and down the corridor, expecting to see a vampire at any ing
"I got hold of the Captain earlier and she toldIf the Queen is defeated tonight, we all get our heads lopped off Every last one of us is to be executed The Queen doesn&039;t want to leave any loot for the new lanced past her, watching the others hurry toward the her, "You still want me to show them mercy, Cass? They treat us like ani as we thought" He waggled his eyebrows at her It was Cole&039;s way of gloating, of saying he was right
Cassie felt weak She didn&039;t think of the vaood and bad vaht there were, but this s and now this - they didn&039;t care if their precious huht about thelass Cassie shook her head like she was trying to dislodge old facts and let the new ones settle in place When she looked up at hihtly The voice he heard was laced with scorn and didn&039;t sound like Cassie at all, "I&039; froue The others heard her say it
Chaucer was directly behind Cassie His face pinched in surprise to hear so like that come from Cassie&039;s mouth, but he didn&039;t comment on it "Cole, tell us what to do"
Cole jerked his head, indicating that Chaucer should walk next to hi about how to use the weapons As they h the palace, Cole used what he found - wooden s - anything that could be used toto get the best leverage "You get one shot If you blow it, you won&039;t live to get another Even in their dier than most of us"
Chaucer nodded, "So, how is it that you&039;re stronger than the rest of us and no one noticed?"
Cole glanced at hih the palace The Southern half of the palace was filled with rolling hills, iced gardens, and frozen trees If they were going to escape, that was the exit they needed to use Oddly, as they progressed through the palace, the hallere euards to her side, because they didn&039;t see any Each step towards the South exit made Cole&039;s heart pound harder and harder This was like Deliverance Day Deter his spine This ti back at her, Cole saw Cassie brandishing a stake and showing one of the girls how to use her height to her advantage A trace of a smile lined his lips
Chaucer&039;s question didn&039;t surprise hih Cole didn&039;t feel couy, "It was intentional Up until the Purging, no one knew Kahli kind of blewmy blood"
"Are you wild," Chaucer asked, dark brows pinching together, "like Kahli?"
Cole laughed, but it sounded hollow and bitter "I&039; like Kahli"
"Could have fooled me You both seem to think you&039;re invincible, but Kahli acts like that because she doesn&039;t have to worry about getting a scrape and bleeding to death Come to think of it Cole, I&039;ve never seen you bleed, never noticed feeding e that?"
"You talk too ht Besides," his dark eyes flashed, as he looked back at the guy, "paper cuts are the least of your worries tonight You&039;ll get your neck slit if you worry about so, and dropped the questions Cole wasn&039;t in thewhy he was different It was a secret he ed to keep from Cassie all these years and he wasn&039;t about to spill his guts to Chaucer Cole held out his arroup behind him stopped Complete silence filled the air The hairs on Cole&039;s neck prickled, standing up one at a tinaled for them to stay behind
His eyes aze One day he wouldn&039;t be around to protect her One day, he&039;d round a corner and his luck would run out Then there&039;d be no one left to watch over Cassie They nodded at each other Cole looked away He couldn&039;t think like that, not now Toohis weapon in his fist, Cole&039;s heart pounded hard as he rounded the corner