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Not a single one looked like it wanted to hug and love us

My heart kicked againstinto the tearstained face of the little girl "When I let go, you run," I whispered "You run as fast as you can and you don’t stop"

I wasn’t sure if she understood ave her a little push toward the gap between two aisles The child didn’t disappoint Spinning around, she ran for the space, and while I wished I could do lided forward and then stopped, head cocking to the side The rest of them, the ones in their true and human forms, all looked toward the wo to end badly Archer’s voice intruded Is it assu too much that if I tell you to run, you will?

I took a deep breath I’ to leave you

One side of his lips curved up Figured as o on the offense Clear a path toward the front

During ht not only in the very hu the Source I’d tapped into that training while in Vegas, and while there was a part of me that was confident I could throith the best of them, an arctic blast of fear slid its way up , Archer went all badass

Snapping forward, he reared his ar fro into the center of the Luxen’s bare chest, knocking the alien out of its hulass door of the dairy section Containers exploded, sending rivers ofLuxen shot toward Archer as he whirled and took aiht that whirled down my arm was nowhere near as intense as Archer’s, but it did the trick Arcing across the aisle, it s it around

I geared up to let loose another bolt of energy when pain burst along , and the next I was on ently touching my shoulder as I forcedaround, I nearly took aht myself and raised my knee Air stirred around me as I planted my foot in an area I didn’t want to look at

The Luxen rabbed hold of its brown hair just as it started to shift, war my hands as I slammed my knee into its nose Bones cracked, but I knew that wouldn’t keep the Luxen down

And I knehat needed to be done

Archer let loose another blast as I tapped into the Source It flowed downover the top of the Luxen’s head as he lifted it, eyes glowing like white orbs