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Gavriel turned to Keelan "How did you kno to do that?"

"Saw it in a drea a lever down that shut off the entire device

Darian caught Amelia as she sluan to cry

"It’s okay my love, you’re safe now" Darian lifted her up into his arms

Her eyes were unfocused as she shook her head "Trap It’satrap," she whispered

Keelan grabbed Darian’s arm and shoved him toward the door "Run!"

They had only ht appeared behind the sphere appeared in the middle of the hall

Keelan stopped and planted his feet Lifting up his left hand, he started casting

"Keelan, come on!" Darian yelled

Keelan raised his head, and the look on his face was peaceful "Reet Aiden out of here" Behind hi Gavriel and Colton as they practically carried him down the hall

Keelan sht, but this was the only way I sahere you all lived Tell hiain" Behind Keelan, the sphere pulsed He turned back to Darian, tears in his eyes "Go!"

Darian held tight to Amelia as he turned and left his friend behind hiround to keep hi back inside Out of nowhere, Lorcan and the Beta Unit ran up to the lot

"Where are we at?" Lorcan yelled

"Bomb!" Colton shouted

Kade, the Beta Unit witch, had just enough time to raise a shield when a pulse wave sla theing in his ears to stop He gently laid Around She wept uncontrollably into her hands He stood on unsteady legs and blinked, trying to clear the dark shapes from his vision

He could justtheir heads

Lorcan turned to him "Where’s Keelan?"

"Guard Amelia!" Darian yelled

He didn’t answer Lorcan’s question, because he didn’t want to say it out loud If he said it out loud, it would become real He pushed past Lorcan and ran with Aiden back into the building The turned the corner and skidded to a stop There, in the middle of the hallway, lay Keelan’s crumpled body

"No! No, Keelan! You idiot!" Darian ran over and pulled his friend into his arround, his elbows on his knees his face in his hands Was their co, because that would mean they’d lost Keelan