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Cage’s fangs clicked loudly as they protruded further out of his guan to beat erratically as he slowly brought his fangs tothe moment Tears burned my eyes and a luht and safe War for the bite to be over with, and if I was lucky, the sweet release of death

A distinct neck snapping crack forced lanced down and Cage was in a twitchy heap Having his neck snapped didn’t kill him, it just hurt and ie "You didn’t actually think I was going to let you feed on her, did you?" Lucian’s voice was high and arasped the sides of his face In one swift e’s head was removed from his body I jue orifice at the top of his neck The vampires that circled us made no noise, they didn’t dare to

The three valy at the headless body in front of ry?" Lucian asked

The vampires shook their heads and sunk back into themselves How could one vaed up on him, they could take him easily So many questions flooded my brain Was he really that powerful? Could o"

Most of the vampires disappeared into the bush with the exception of a few, Lucian being one of them

"Here’s the address, sweetheart," Ludiia whispered to Eli

I tried not to cringe as her dead, cold lips came into contact with his warm skin, and then she disappeared

We stood in silence, waiting for the green light to leave The trees loomed over us, utterly still like statues in a hed "We have an intruder"

My skin tingled unco rao! my mind screaertips My skin felt so clammy, covered with a cold sweat

Out of the bushes stepped Liaed from the cloak of the darkness, he had a hold of sonized

"Hunter!"

Hunted

My breath caught in rasped ress

"Hunter, what are you doing?" I called, un to for with you," he stated fiercely Hunterhis eyes back to od killed Oryx, Yasmine, and Dane," Liaine Hunter taking on so ry?"

"If you wantat hi my face

"No!" I shouted "Please!"

"Finders keepers He’s all yours"

A wry smile spread over Liaates opened and tears spilled downmy cry a chance to turn hysterical

"Please," I sobbed

Liaasped in pain as the vampire sank his teeth into his skin The bottoave way and I fell to my knees His eyes became dull and lifeless, then Liaround I wanted to scream and run over to his body, shake him and pray for him to wake up, but I couldn’t My body wouldn’table to do anything

"You have so drive and you have to be there by Sunday at six pm Have I not made it clear how serious I ao," Eli whispered, kneeling down beside me

When he saw I couldn’t ht onto him My body was numb I couldn’t feel the warmth from Eli’s body; I couldn’t feel the dah it

"We just have to make it to the car park," Eli o and I pushed through It was only six-thirty;hall We needed to make it to the car park As we crossed the oval, o down, though, and the redness would surely be noticeable in the light

Wenoticed Sera aiting at the car She was a fe roo the school

"Eli" Her voice was relieved and kind

"Sit in the car," he uttered toand uneven heartbeat I didn’t want to be alone, even if it was only for a few seconds The driver’s door opened and Eli climbed in The cool air that blew into the car carried a sad tune in with it -- or perhaps I was is down to the car earlier Are you ready to go?"

Slowly my head bobbled up and down, but Eli didn’t start the car Instead, he got out I glanced inaround tohtly My teeth sank into ht back the fresh batch of tears

"Are you all right?" His words made it impossible to hold back the tsunami that pushed relentlessly at my tear ducts

"It’s my fault," I cried hysterically

"Hey" He pulledvoice was enough to sooth me, but not this ti

"None of this is your fault, Ruby"

My chest ached as ht sobs for air Slowly I nodded ain

"Aleksandrov has a plan We’ll get out of this We just have to go with the flow for now, okay?"

"Okay" I sniffled