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Dee froze with her fingers curled along the torn heht off me, and at that point I honestly wouldn’t have been surprised if she had

"Do you think he’d be like this now? Adam loved everyone, and he would’ve hated this war--hated what his kind was doing to innocent people" I watched the white light fade froreen eyes "He would’ve hated what has become of you Can’t you see that? You’re better than this You’re--"

Dee threw her head back and she screa tomy hands The horrible, wretched sound was like a wounded ani She shuddered under me and squeezed her eyes shut Both of us were still for a handful of seconds, and then she screaht there was a good chance she reat tre to catchto process the tords, her beautiful face cru, fat tears streamed down her cheeks "I’m so sorry"

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{ Daemon }

As the last Luxen dropped to the floor in a messy pile, I whipped around to where I’d last seen Kat and Dee There was athe wooden frame inside the wall, and that had also taken a hell of a beating

They’d gone through the wall

"Good God" My stomach dropped as I stepped over the dead Luxen and darted toward the open doorway that led into the other roo myself they had to be alive--both of them--because I would’ve felt it if either of the heart or to ease the sick feeling curdling injust outside the den, his shoulders rising and falling in deep breaths He didn’t say anything as I pushed past hi to an abrupt stop The room was absolutely destroyed--the couch broken, TV smashed, and vases shattered on the floor Piles of dirt and shredded petals were eaze zeroed in on the ive out on me

They were on a shting, but both seemed frozen I was frozen Then I heard it The deep, destroyed sounds of a person breaking wide open

Kat, her hair half in the ponytail and half out, lifted her head and shuddered, then rolled off my sister and slowly rose to her feet She backed away, running shaky hands over her messy hair She looked over at me ide eyes Blood trickled from her nose and mouth, and each breath she expelled seemed to wheeze out of her

I started toward her, but stopped My gaze swung back to my sister When Kat had climbed off her, she’d rolled onto her side, curled up into a tiny ball The sounds--the sounds were co from her

"Dee?" My voice cracked

"I’m sorry," she said, her arms folded over her head "I’, over and over again between the sobs