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Nerves careened down a fierce before them Jasmine wasn’t here Daniel wasn’t here It seeeneration had taken control
"Stop wasting ti for a way out of the herb alcove "I don’t care for guessing games--" An explosive sneeze interrupted me "I just want to be left alone"
Bonnie swatted the back of hs "None of that backtalk, trollop"
My heart quivered in fright even asup to the aphrodisiac of rebellion folloiftly by suffocating regret
Noin my power to kill them, I couldn’t stop their power overdefenceless
I hated being so weak by n
Damn this sickness!
Cut ca, is known as a Scold’s Bridle" He held it up, blindingwhite "It’s given to harlots and gossipers for spreading lies They’re gagged and their ability to speak is taken away until they’ve learned their lesson"
Every instinct bellowed to run
Who was I kidding? I couldn’t run witharound to hold the silver mask in front of ered sideways trying to dislodge his embrace How had he trapped y and thick--slowing tiainstThe textbook Vaughn had shownhad a similar instrument Unlike the medieval item in the book, this was rather sleek and refined
It wouldn’t make it any more pleasant
Two holes for eyes, a hole for the nose, but the rest was solid silver Where the mouth hole should’ve been there was a silver spike, fairly wide and sharp, waiting to wedge onThe back was curved to cradle its victi
Cut rocked againstthe mask closer, he chuckled "Good That dispenses unnecessary conversation"
"Lock her in, Bryan" Bonnie shuffled forward
My heart galloped as the silver came closer "No wait! I won’t be able to breathe! My nose is blocked"
"Yes, you will Open wide" Cut tightened his arms as I tried to run "Do it Otherwise, I’ll just hurt you until you do"
My lungs gurgled as Cut wrangled me into position I thrashed and moaned, but it didn’t help "Stop, please!"
The world went dark as the icy ether, preventing the spike fro my shins with her cane
"Ahh!" The pain forced ed and yanked away, only succeeding in slaue sent spas to my eyes as I choked
His elbows landed on le, Nila No point in struggling"
I fought
But he was right
There was no point
All I could do was ignoreand do ht the back piece of theit with a tiny padlock by my ear
The instant it was locked, the worst claustrophobia I’d ever suffered sedain