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Dead

Jade wanted to turn away from that empty stare, but she couldn’t move And as she so cold?

"Jade!" Her naels, and that was Az’s voice, wasn’t it? "Don’t do this!"

Do what? She’d just fallen She’d be fine in a few minutes Brandt was dead They’d all be fine now Better than fine She could live again

"Do n’t!"

Strange That word had been choked and so full of pain She didn’t want Az in pain Had he been hurt? Had Brandt un?

She tried once more to turn her head and look at hi dark Perhaps the ht would co in a few moments

Her heartbeat seeht would come back soon

But then the whole world vanished

The bastard had broken Jade’s neck One hard snap of his hands, and Brandt had taken her life away

Brandt’s chest was full of briround, but he’d taken her away

Bones snapped and popped behind hilance at the shifter He couldn’t

He bent his head toward Jade’s Her eyes were open "Sweetheart, it’s going to be--"

Erabbed her and yanked Jade up into his arainst his chest How could she already feel so cold? Jade should be ware him with a touch

Not ice Not her She’d only been cold once before, when death had co limply, and his heart stopped "Jade, dammit, come back!" A desperate order A painful plea

She wasn’t