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To save her, he'd have to do what he didn't want to - go to Damian and ask for help

"I know someone who can help her," he said and scooped her up "Get everyone back to Miao!" Jonny Traveled before he confirmed Charles would obey

He went to the one place he never hoped to go to talk to the one person he hated to negotiate with His heart pounded hard and fast in his chest as he ates to Damian's headquarters in Texas I Guardians lined up along the walls eapons he kneeren't going to make much of a difference if he truly wanted in

He waited instead, tense and all too aware of Ashley dying in his ar

"What the fuck, Jonny?" Darian was the first to appear outside the walls to confront him

"Send out my sister," Jonny told him

Darian's gaze went to Ashley

The strongest Healer ever known, his sister Bianca lived on the compound with her mate, the adopted brother of Damian She had once turned Charles from a vamp into a human If she could do that, she could save Ashley

"You better have a good fucking reason to be here," Da a moment later

"I do," Jonny said "Bianca Now"

Da his head towards the compound in a silent order to his brother The Grey God disappeared

"I don't do favors for you," Daainst Xander? This is it!" Jonny snapped "If she dies, it's on you, Daot her into this ive a shit You want our help? You turn her over after she's healed You clearly can't protect her like we can when you've got all this shit going on"

Jonny clenched his jaw hard enough that it popped If Ashley weren't about to die in his ar He didn't think Damian would let her die if Jonny left her at the feet of the Guardians and Traveled home

But he couldn't just … leave her No part of Jonny wanted to let her go right now, not until he knew for sure she was going to live through this Dah Until this mess was over, Ashley was safer with the White God than she'd ever be with him

And for the first time in several years, he felt raw and vulnerable He hated not being able to harness his power or control his vah to protect soh for what he had to do Ean to trickle free, fueled by his vaht of Ashley's warm body in his arms