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Heather wasn’t a stupid wos would have been easier if she had been "You know that he dies now" But that hat she wanted

"I know he’s starting to want her just as desperately as you do"

His back teeth ground together "You want me to kill him" To make sure that her vision never cael fro

"I wasn’t certain thatyou could," she said "Butperhaps"

"You’re sure he’s an angel?" Brandt asked because in this world, he knew beings were not always as they seeain Only death

"I’m sure he’d never known temptation, not until Jade crossed his path He’d never known sin, not until her"

That was a load of shit He’d stared into Azrael’s eyes That was a man well acquainted with sin

After all, Brandt knew that look too well--it was the saaze possessed

"He won’t let you have her" Heather’s breath panted out as blood seeped through her stitches Perhaps he should have done more than just close the skin Maybe he should have worked on the internal wounds? Oh, well Too late now "He’sguard"

A guardian? Fro threats

But perhaps a guardian who’d fallen would be e "If he bleeds, then he can die" His claws had sliced right through Azrael’s skin easily enough "Just tell me where he is, and I’ll kill hiuy’s location

But Heather shook her head "Tooweak"

Sighing, Brandt clith back"

She nodded

He turned away Paced to the nearby table and let his fingers curl around the dark mirror he’d sent a pack back to the bed His claws ripped open her arlass

She screaive a shit hoeak you feel?"