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I tensed, waiting for another argument, forfor his help He had the power to save, not only the man I loved, but both our futures, too

Finally, he slouched "If I help you, you’ll keep my sister safe? You’ll make sure this ends?"

Jaz held a fist over her heart "You have my ultimate word Keep my brothers alive and I swear to you this will all be in the past"

Vaughn closed the distance between theht hesitation, he held out his hand "In that case We have a deal"

Jaz blinked back tears as she dropped the gun and placed her hand in his "Thank you A thousand times, thank you"

I didn’t want to interrupt the sudden tenderminutes with terror

He’s alive

He’s alive

It’s tio

"What next?" I whispered

Jaz shn and I have a date in the crypt"

V looked at her blankly

Jaz held up the key, rolling herself toward the door "This is our last chance"

"What is?" I ghosted forward, drawn by the anticipation of hope and righteousness

She slipped the key into the lock "Our last chance to rescue Kestrel and Jethro and get them to the hospital before they die"

"NO NOT LIKE that, da torch"

"No, you obviously don’t You don’t have the valve open for the acetylene"

A curse, a scrape, then a loud hiss

I cobras filled my cloud-riddled mind What the fuck? Had I finally left Earth and pluons waited for h the darkness

I flinched

Yep, definitely hell

They’re waiting forcold

"Now you have too en, youto a minimum Otherwise, you’ll have to find another donkey to help"

"Just--let ust of heat and light

The voices echoed as if they drifted through chasms of water and rubble Feons talk?

"How the fuck did you get this thing down here, anyway?" The hissing grew louder, sparks lighting up the di we had on the estate that would open the lock"