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"Max and Leo are here, too?"

He nodded "Max keeps a flat here in the city Which no one knew about Get him out of Istanbul and he’s quite the oes when he leaves town We just assuas"

She s "And Leo?"

He hesitated "Out patrolling right now Helping the scribes here There’s been an unexpected influx of Grigori and no one knohy"

Ava’s eyes narrowed, and she opened herBut why? What was Leo actually doing, if not patrolling?

"Good of hiet all that ot here, everyone was buzzing"

He didn’t say anything, just continued watching her with those sole on, Ava?"

How could he even tell?

"Nothing I’ is different"

"I’ in Turkey… and now I’ve had to run from the one place everyone told me I was totally safe I’m… tired"

She was tired No,through a world she didn’t know any tasted happiness only to have it violently yanked away

"Don’t give up on us yet, Ava" His voice was so soft, his words so poignant, it was als you haven’t seen yet"

"Rhys, I…" She felt her throat closing up, and her eyes started to tear

Why was he still there? Why couldn’t they all just leave her alone? Didn’t they understand she didn’t want to be protected any Her whole life… "I’m just really, really tired, Rhys Can you let me sleep?"

"Sweet dreams, Ava?"

She blinked away the tears and looked up in shock "What?"

He cleared his throat "Have you been having good dreahtmares, I hope"