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"Moing at the ends of et my attention Tears formed in my eyes as I looked around from face to face of my family

My real family

The one I was always meant to be with

I pushed Sammy’s hair out of his eyes and planted a kiss on his forehead I looked over to King who s with his own happy tears King reached out and grabbed ave him a squeeze and sue

King

"I’lad I didn’t just kill you the first chance I had It turns out that keeping you alive has served a greater purpose So in a way, I’" I leaned over the chair and stared into the o?" Eli asked, his face swollen and bleeding, covered in burns fro chance, you piece of shit You’re going to die But not right now and not by oing to do?" Eli sta hand you over to a friend of e for a little playti, helped me kill another stupidtrailer trash" I stood and crackedroom for Jake to step up Eli’s eyes ide

"I know you!" Eli said "They call you…The Moerdenaar"

"Good I said, clapping ether Then you two are already acquainted" I pushed off the wall and headed for the door, leaving Jake staring silently down at Eli, his eyes black, the demon within him ready to do what it does best

Kill

"But you just said that I wasn’t going to die right now," Eli called frantically to me as I opened the door of the shed

"You’re not," I said "Jake here has cleared his schedule" I tipped ht"

With lades in every direction, Jake could make Eli scream as loud as he wanted Which was exactly what he did because I hadn’t walked ten steps before Eli’s screaarette and smiled to ht, withbelly, Max and Sammy sound asleep in Preppy’s old roo awaited deep breath