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I reached into my pocket and pulled out the cellphone I borrowed froe to Jericho asking for a reason to have all of the Titan's run toward the front of the property I threw in a suggestion about an explosion and then instantly regretted sending Xander, the explosives expert, to a different continent

I received Jericho's response in no time and whispered another silent prayer that the plan would actually work I waited in the dark for what see at my wrist watch realized it had only been fifteenharder to suppress the rounds were already buzzing with y, I knew I didn't have ic shut off until the exact moment I would kill Kiran, otherwise the Guards in the hall would get inside the roo calht disturbing the peaceful night and an explosion so loud,could be heard all across the acreage and I sunk lower to the ground as the Guard policing the back of the property all rushed to the front in a mobilized effort to secure the Crowned Prince

I couldn't hesitate another uard was around the corner, I shithe wild vines

At the top of the lattice, I stretched as high as I could to reach the floor of the balcony and pull myself up with muscles I didn't realize I possessed On the outer balcony ledge, I scraand turound on the other side

I imyself invisible in the darkness

I heard the balcony doors open and so out of the ordinary

"Miht alone?" Talbott's thick, accented voice asked from the balcony only a few feet away froo see," Sebastian's sister replied froht outside the door if you need any help," I heard Talbott assure her

He left the balcony door open and froh the other side

This was too easy

I stood up, brushing the dirt and dust off lar outfit I walked carefully to the balcony door, passed some lavish outdoor furniture and into Kiran's roo the wind into the roo Kiran

"Eden," he gasped suddenly, lost in the depths of his painful coma I froze in place, not sure what to do He reached out in unconsciousness, his eyes tightly shut and sweat tricking down fro sure he was still asleep and the utterance of ic was suddenly very hard to control, and I sed the luun to rise In the back of my mind, I remembered that Aout for help But all I could do was stare at the dying, unconscious figure of Kiran, peacefully unaware of what I had come to do and remind myself to breathe

I was slammed with ee, and hatred and vengeance, but not for love and desire, and

I took quiet, careful steps to his bedside, breathing in the fa in the world to brush back his blonde tussles that had fallen across his forehead

A floor board creaked froasp I turned quickly to Aht a single finger toelse or ht she would be afraid, I thought I would startle her, I assureeted with a s her arhtly

"I knew you would come, I knew you would," she whispered excitedly "He was so close to death, so ready to give up, but you have come to save him"

"Amelia?" I questioned, confused by her presence "What are you doing here?"

"I am Kiran's nurse, I have been by his bedside for weeks now," she answered plainly, still happy to see me

"Do you know, that I made your brother a promise about you?" I whispered, still confused Surely, Sebastian wouldn't suggest that I come if he knew his sister would be here I swore to hi happened to Avalon And so did happen to Avalon But as she stood in front ofinside offrom the sweet, innocent child and I worried about what kind of bad guy I really was

"Sebastian told ood" She slipped her s, brown eyes searched ht "So you've co

"No, no, no A with everything I had that I didn't like this girl so ," she implored, "I told Talbott you wouldn't let him die like this, but he didn't believe ht before it is too late"