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Aric rode in with both swords raised, and my bullet-riddled heart wanted to beat for hiht to hi Stay awake Stay alert

"Where’s the un?" Sol yelled to Zara, panic in his voice

If a knight in black ared for me, I’d be panicked too In fact, I had been terrified when in his sights

Noas proud Lark’s giant wolves sped forward to flank Aric

"I told you," Zara snapped "The copter’s stripped!" Since the helicopter was Fortune’s weapon this game, she should’ve conserved her fuel

The first law of an Arcana’s arsenal, Zara? Conserve, conserve, conserve

She yelled, "Flare your rays!"

His eyes eht on Aric I choked out: "Don’t"

We seemed to hover in place for several !" Sol’s beaers nearby," Zara said "Use theet off this helicopter I could juth toout from the effort When round How high e? I blinked--then again

Behind hi after hirowl, the wolf sprang for the copterere too high

Caught us! We pitched sharply to the side Another growl sounded from so close

Zara screamed, "Porra!"

"The wolf’s latched onto the skids!" Sol was barely hanging on by that handle

I clawed my seatbelt free My body crumpled to the slimy floor As the copter rolled sideways, I slid toward the open doorway, e

"No, pequeña!" Sol reached for"Estúpida!"

Scarface was just below h her fafor you"

The wolf thrashed itsthe copter like a chew toy Bea, never belted in, almost fell out of her seat Sol scrambled for balance

Lark had once explained olves thrashed their prey: to snap a creature’s neck instantly Scarface was about to take this metal buzzard out

If Death didn’t do it first; with a bellow, he hurled one of his swords right at me

My lips curled

The sword struck the helicopter Sparks rained Grinding sounded, like a giant laer hitting a steel pipe The engines whined Alarms blared

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