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Thad’s lips thinned "Good question"

"Have you ever considered they’re all bad? Maybe neither of us needs to be around any immortals I mean, what does Nïx ith you anyway?"

"I think she and the others want ht the Møriør But I justI’m not sure I could take somebody down I can’t believe how bad I hurt you Jo, I could’ve killed you"

Rune had had his doubts about the boy when he’d been hunched over Josephine with his fangs bared No longer Thaddeus Brayden was a good kid

"It’s cool," she said "You jogged loose some memories for me, so no har a fraction of rinned, and he matched her They rese other similarities as well--the cadences of their speech, their humor, their mannerisms

Because this boy had learned fro care of a baby while living on the streets

When Thad asked about the night she’d been shot and theout punishht and her struggles with her powers Then she told hi I’ve ever had to do I’d gone to that wake intending to steal you and your new puppy, planning to ride off into the sunset together" She gave a huh, as if her idea had been idiotic

"You ever think about co back foraround my neck to remind me I’d only hurt you I kept up with your life as best as I could, and over the years it just seeet better and better"

Thad peered at her intently "So what changed?"

"I saw you in this city With Nïx And then I learned about the Lore"

"You didn’t know?"

"Teek newbie here"

"Not er here," Thad said "You mentioned you had some clues about where we came from For the last fewthese crazy dreams I think they’re connected to our past"

"What kind of drea atthe universe, and I was looking down at a baby"

"Thad"--she sed audibly--"you were looking down at yourself You’ve been drea my memories You must’ve harvested them when I fed you my blood on the journey"

"Journey?"

She took a deep breath "We come from a place called Apparitia, the realm of phantoms We’re Apparitians Or ere You were born the day our world ended"

What the hells?

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