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"Get away from me!" Ephraim ordered

She didn’t She curled her hand into a fist, forcing more blood to drip onto his chest Ephraiust even as his stoan to water His reaction to the blood frightened hi

"Get away fro halt just behind her Magistrate Nichols grabbed Mary by the hair and yanked out of the way

Ephrairabbed his jaw and yanked Ephraim’s mouth open "Dear God in heaven," he er caainst one of his teeth and then felt soue

"Christ aler and shook it off "They’re razor sharp!"

"What?" Ephraim asked stunned

He watched as his father and brothers paled He couldn’t understand any of this The only thing that he was sure of is that he wanted ue over his lips hoping to lap uppointed in his ue over the sharp tip only to find a second one in histo his mouth?

"I told you he was the devil!" Mary said sainst her boso of thirst

"Shut her up!" Nichols yelled He turned to his father "We need to talk" Ephraied to the corner of the roo, but he could hear everything they said loud and clear as if they were standing by his bed

"Is he a devil worshipper?" Nichols asked

"No!" his father protested

"Tell nored the looks his brother were giving hi away from his bed as if he were a leper and focused on the private conversation

For ten years he pleaded and begged his father to tell hi he was told was that his mother died in childbirth His step That didn’t surprise hi" she was forced to tolerate He never understood that and now it seeet some answers

"The ers say," Nicholls pro in a harsh breath Odd that was His father was over twenty feet fro clearly, too clearly It was starting to hurt his head He heard the sounds of clothes rustling, steps, breathing, heart beats, bugs flying in the room, someone downstairs dropped a pan in the kitchen and swore That was the oddest thing because they were on the second floor in the ing, very far away from the kitchen, but he was positive that he could hear Mrs Broorking in the kitchen

Ephrai sound and focus His father looked over his shoulder to

His father shook his head "No, it wasn’t an aniht as much I’ve heard rumors that a madthe last month of her confinement"

"Yes, I’et I was holding a coest sister, Amy My as restless with her confinement Our two boys were asleep in the nursery and she desperately wanted to see Amy dance"

"Understandable Please continue"

"Marc, what the hell is he?" Henry asked loudly Ephrainored them