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Before I could offer a disgusted retort, Wolfe was pushed out of the tent with the two gypsies at his back

"What happened?" I asked quickly, ripped my arm and wrenched me back

Wolfe snarled at him and then turned back toThe old woypsy walloped Wolfe across the back of the head

"Hey!" I yelled at the offending gypsy, and was rewarded with a bewildered look from Wolfe as I was shoved past hi?" Vrik asked Selena without any niceties as I was forced to stand before her

Selena’s narrowed eyes found Vrik and she shook her head "He was blockingye?" Vrik asked, stunned My head swivelled between the

"Hmm," she answered "Keep a careful eye on him"

My patience snapped "What is going on?" I de into the old woman

She arched an eyebrow at ot a live one here"

Vrik chuckled, a dark, sinister kind of chuckle that sent shivers slithering down ot the strangest feeling she liked what she saw "Give me your hands"

I tuckedto hurt you Just give me your hands… or I’ll make Vrik hold you while we do this"

I snapped my hands out so fast she cackled "Don’t think she likes you too runted behind me

Selena snatched my hands in her extremely cold ones, and I felt every wrinkle and crevice of that sandpapery touch shoot throughthe question in my eye, Selena nodded "I’m one of the Glava, little Azyl"

Dear haven, they had one of the Glava and a Dravilec a them I immediately wondered if they had been collected as Syracen had done with me, Valena and Kir "Your specialty?" I asked softly

"I’m a reader"

"You read people’s ulped and shookto withdraw my hands "I don’t want to knowover irl, to make you so afraid of the future?"

"Well for a start I was kidnapped by the Iavii"

Vrik slared

"We won’t hurt you, girl No You fear sohed softly, condescendingly, like I was a small child before a teacher "I don’t need to read irl with her whole life ahead of her should be excited at the prospect of the future You clearly aren’t So why are you frightened instead?"

"I’htened by it I’d rather live it when it coe a person I’d hate to change the way I’m supposed to live rin and she nodded, pleased "What a wise thing to say"

I exhaled heavily, acting the spoiled brat in the hopes it would get ed harder onswirled in my sto,louder and louder, I was sure they rinned Her eyes popped open "Nothing to fear," she assured me "You’ll marry one of the Glava and be very happy about it"

I scoffed and pulled my hands free "Doubtful,anyone Ever," I ean to feel better Perhaps she wasn’t really one of the Glava after all

Selena shrugged "I’ht This was nonsense I rolledto laugh at me, which irked and unsettled rabbedto be covered in bruises fro ree her hands up "You know I only get what’s e?" I snorted and turned to Vrik "You ht want to purchase yourself a new reader, because this one is definitely broken"