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"Yes But there are forces within our soul that are greater than he Loyalty Duty Love Honor If you are not sure, it isn’t too late to turn back"

I smiled "I’ll stay, but thank you for the pep talk"

"You have a life"

"So do you and your son Eduardo is e"

"Yes, but few people would risk certain death for a friend"

"I’ it out of selfish reasons," I told him "If we fail to stop the ifrit, he’ll come after my faant sonovabitch who hates losing"

Bahir didn’t look entirely convinced

A distant roar of enchanted water engines announced that the cavalry was co

"It’s what they do," Derek said "Don’t ask her why Just take the help You won’t get better"

Thank you, boy wonder

"If we survive this," Bahir said, "and you need soret that offer"

"Anything at all," Bahir said

The first vehicle tore through the greenery, a large black SUV with a lie’s ed African American woman with a wealth of curly hair I had only spoken with her a few tis, and if our gazes happened to cross, she sht now She saw us on the roof, saw the gathering of shadhavar, and floored it The SUV plowed into the herd Soround Martha threw the vehicle into reverse and rolled over the thrashing bodies

Holy crap

Threethe herd down Martha popped her door open and stepped out A shadhavar tried to rarabbed its horn and slapped it upside the head The shadavarOn the other side George exited the vehicle, grabbed the nearest shadhavar by the head, twisted it off its feet, and stoed shapeshifters It looked like George’s entire extended family had shown up