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I’m not sure who reached for who my hand Then her face relaxed, just a little She nodded at me Hayne was alive "Did you call an ambulance? Okayokay I’ll be there as soon as I can"

Kirsten droppedto face the others as she rose "We’re too late," she told us Tears were strea down her cheeks, but her face was ied Ted--Theo," she corrected herself Kirsten was the only one who could call him Teddy "For Molly It’s done"

"He’s alive?" Dashiell said quietly

Kirsten nodded "Barely He fought theail for her decision"

"We’ll talk about that later"

Kirsten’s hands fussed at her hair, her skirts "I need to go They’re taking hiton--"

"You can’t," Dashiell said, his voice still low and unnaturally calo on Will," he turned to the olf alpha, "would you please go upstairs and announce that we need ten more minutes to handle a technical proble, if you can"

Will left, shooting Kirsten a sy at Dashiell in outrage They were all hu out of her eyes, I wouldn’t have been the least bit surprised

"There is no fucking way--" Kirsten began Whoa Had I ever heard Kirsten drop an f-bo you can do," he told her "I will have Lawrence make sure that the best ht now there isn’t anything you can do that the doctors can’t"

She was still glowering at hi spells--"

"For which you have no aptitude," Dashiell interrupted again, but his voice was surprisingly gentle "There are no thaueles, and we both know that the trades spells that deal with healing can be unpredictable You could wind up doing ood, especially in your emotional state"

Kirsten’sa few steps away fro to herself I winced, temporarily surprised into silence There was a special branch of ? And Dashiell knew all about it? I was used to the va his cards close to the vest, but I hadn’t expected hio," Jesse blurted, surprisingthat will help us find these guys" Kirsten turned back around to look at hihtly I nodded and stepped toward Kirsten

"We’ll go check on hi her arm "Is there a number on that phone?"

Kirsten turned to look "Yes It’s taped to the handset"

"Get one of your witches to sit by it I’ll call as soon as we find out his condition"