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"My blood?" I held outbusiness with you, babe"

The char into just a drop of blood I wiped it onout of the circle, I reached for Nathanial’s hand

My gaze swept over the room, the bodies, the blood "Still want me to be more like Elizabeth?"

Nathanial froze, and I shookIt was ht I leaned against his body

"Take me home"

Chapter Thirty-Five

The door to the cabin slammed behind me as I leapt down the porch steps I landed a foot past the botto underthe cabin from the woods I could cross it in two heartbeats Easy

I didn’t I was done with running

Instead I stood there, drawing in deep breaths and letting theet a little distance A chance to breathe

I squeezed my eyes closed The house had become claustrophobic There wasn’t roos eren’t saying Or the things we are

Bobby and I had been arguing all night No, not arguing

Just talking at each other At the top of our lungs

He wanted o back to Firth But I wasn’t I couldn’t

My skin had slipped, but I hadn’t shifted, and now all that heat, all that ain Locked away in a dead coil Maybe I’d reach it again, soo back to Firth Maybe

We were both on edge The gate would open toht, and we both felt Firth’s call Not that it was unpleasant