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Shaking her head, Jade said, "Forget that now You can beg forgiveness, I can kick your ass--later We’ll do that whole bit after--"

"Had to hurt youto getto him" Heather’s breath heaved out "Only way" Blood trickled past her lips

Yeah, well, it had been a shitty way, but they’d deal with that after they stopped Heather fro

"Youmakes Brandt weak" Heather should have realized that "He doesn’t really love me He can’t love anyone" He was a sociopath Incapable of actual love She’d learned that long ago He’d said the right things at first Done the right things But the ht back," Jade proet Az He can help you"

But Heather wasn’t letting go of her wrist "Youkill hi into her flesh

"Have to" More blood bubbled fro"

"If you want me to stop Brandt, then you have to help me" Jade tried to keep the fear out of her voice The witch didn’t look like she had much life left in her "We need those brimstone bullets that you made for Brandt Az thinks they can take hiative shakes "Nomore"

Well, hell

"You kill"

A rush of air shoved back Jade’s hair She blinked and found Az kneeling beside the bed

When she saw him, Heather cried out and tried to back away There was no place for her to go "Don’t! Don’t touch--"

"Where are the bullets?" He de

Jade grabbed his shoulder "She doesn’t have any more bullets Justshit, help her"

He turned his head slowly to meet Jade’s stare "She drove a knife into your chest And she laughed while you bled"

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Then Heather started to laugh again and the trickle of an icy h Jade’s mind