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"Order will be restored," Bastion said

She covered the wound He’d sliced her deep, a cut that went almost from elborist "Why didn’t you just drop me on the bastard’s doorstep?"

He hesitated

"Were you scared he’d slice you apart, too?" Her words caaze drift over Bastion’s shoulder Don’t come, Brandt "For the record, he’s the one who attacked the other angel, not Az Brandt The guy is soel mix He attacked her and now--"

Now she definitely had his attention Bastion stood right in front of her "Her wings were sliced froht he didn’t feel emotion?

"Yes" Her voice was soft "We found her in the woods A doctor is helping her" She left out the little bit about Cody being a deether "No, Azrael--"

"He found her Brandt was the one who got off on slicing her apart" She sed Don’t look over the hill "Just like he’s going to slice aze held hers

"I’ you the truth It wasn’t Az" She sed "Please, believe els can’t lie" His own voice had softened

She knehat he els couldn’t lie, but humans could "Humans can also tell the truth"

He studied her a er, then seeainst his chest and held tight His wings were stretching out again as he prepared for flight In the distance, she could hear snarls

Brandt had her scent

They needed to get the hell out of there

Now

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Az pulled Mateo froh up into the air Sirens blared as the hu warehouse

They’d never arrive in ti would be ash

He tossed the witch onto the ground Mateo had talked Witches, even half-blood ones, couldn’t take the fire

Az turned away from him