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Salem whinnied

Noctorno’s body went still and I heard hih his teeth

“Stop playing that daa away the bright lights in my eyes

“I… I… I swear, God, I swear, I’ain and the se of the top of a pehimpered but he strode away

He stopped at the door and looked to his horse

“Do not let her leave”

Saleed down the steps, disappearing without looking back

Chapter Ten

Minerva

“Get out of my way, Salem,” I commanded

The horse snorted and shuffled across the space at the front of the church, blocking the doors with his massive body

“Get out of ain, his front legs buckled like he was going to go down on his knees then he reared up and snorted again

“I’!” I announced

Salem whinnied what sounded like frantically

I planted my hands on my hps and looked the horse in his eyes

“You saw hi side to side

“He shook oddamned head off!”

The horse moved closer to rabbed it and pulled it down to catch his eyes again

“I don’t care about Minerva,” I told hiht now, the devil I don’t knoay better than the devil I do”

A soft, apologetic whinny

I shook et away from him He’s mean, he’s bossy and he won’t believe I am who I am”

He shoved his nostrils inmy eyes and wrapped my arms around the beast’s necke

“He hurthis horse lips quiver

“You have to let o”

Salem was still

Then he pulled his neck from my hold and twisted it to look down his body at the open church doors

Then he looked back atthe doors and buttedhi with me?”