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I curled an ar "My little breath of fresh blunt air doesn’t hold back" My voice held both pride and adoration

When nobody responded to Sa"

"You’re so that shouldn’t exist!" he insisted

She inclined her head "Maybe But it won’t beto differ" And then his knife was flying out of his hand and slicing through the air toward Sam I expected her to pop her shield up But she didn’t She didn’t need to, because the knife froze mid-air

"Thanks, Harv," she called out

"No probleift was back

Whistling, Sarabbed the knife by the handle and then passed it to Antonio The nextbut a blur: her as suddenly in her hand and it quickly snapped tightly around Covington’s body until he wheezed He struggled to free hiood idea to keep your arms pinned to your sides," explained Sa else, can we?"

"Harvey," I called

He stepped forward "Yup?"

"Does thisorder?"

His smirk ide and excited "Yup"

"Good Hold this bastard up for me I want everyone to watch" I wanted everyone to see ould happen if they considered betraying us ever again I needed to make a point to all vampirekind that betrayal wouldn’t be tolerated – that an attempt on my mate’s life wouldn’t be tolerated I couldn’t risk others co for Sam It had to be this way There had to be a display that the people here would never forget; a story that would spread like wildfire