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Before I could think of what else to do, the guy yankedainst the hard Forht to stay conscious Blood gushed down my nostrils and onto my lips and counter It took h the haze of dizziness

"I think I’ll take my time with you," the ed on ain Unless I wanted to have a bald spot I needed to go in the direction he was pulling When I was standing up straight again, he turned ht with satisfaction, and he waved the dagger inches in front of me

"Sit," he ordered When I didn’t listen to him, his hand came up and a white-hot burn heated the side ofto fade popped back up My skull rattled with the hit and an instant raine assaulted e, driven over the edge by fear and the pain he caused I sneered at hi inheavily and lanced down athis mouth

"Go ahead, hit me with your best shot"

I didn’t need to be told twice I raisedI had The ic washed over his body and vanished Just…vanished

What the hell?

"Your ic can’t save you this tiain but like before, the man ripped a handful of my hair backwards and I fell to the floor He knelt in front er pointed toward my face

"Man," he snorted to himself "Who’d you piss off to warrant a visit from one of us?"

"Who are you…what are you?" I hadnever seen anyone able to withstand a hit of ic, except for Dorian and even it affected hiel?"

Thatfroone froain; focused onI had no clue how to escape this guy when ic didn’t soto die inout,in the center of his chest He stumbled backwards but held his balance; now er in it backwards and then sent it doard Everything was in slow h the air and towards me Out of instinct, I raised my arms to protect my face and was rewarded with a slash across rabbed h The cut was too deep and the blood just kept flowing The gash left my skin flayed open in two thick strips Tears streaked down my cheeks as I continued to hold my arm and stare at the man The scent of my coppery blood filled my nostrils If I concentrated on it I knew I’d pass out

A crash sounded from behind me I couldn’t tell what had happened becausemy eyes off of the psycho in front of reeted the new arrival While ain It was a bit difficult using one ared

What I saas the el Dorian stood on the other side of the counter, his body so rigid it could have been carved out of stone The terees, and I could have sworn I heard his teeth crack under the pressure of his jaw

"Death has come to claim you," the psycho said totoday," Dorian bit out

"No?" my attacker questioned "She’s lost a lot of blood already"

I checked ers, sweater and jeans were stained with blood I thought the wooziness that swah my head was a result of all of the blows to the head, but now I knew the real reason I was dying

The man slipped behind me, either to block himself from Dorian or because he wanted to inflict more pain He wrapped one arm around my throat while the other closed around ainst the side of my face as he rested his chin onto remove every trace of him from my body