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"Coet you up and off that cold ground"

I sat up, wiping away the streaks of tears on my cheeks and let Lauren pull me up

"What the hell was that?" My eyes shot to my arone Dorian was searching the pockets of the rogue, who lay dead just a few feet away fro up at me

"Do I even want to know?" I wrapped ht Multiple dead bodies lay strewn haphazardly a a freshly dead guy,"’ Dorian said as he stood up "The soul was already gone"

I nodded, cringing in remembrance While in Moon I had accidentally lifted Aura’s soul out of my cat’s body Dorian explained that since her spirit didn’t belong in the cat’s body, I was able to connect to it and release it Noas left with a normal cat and lostwas a de hot showers to erase the feeling it gave me I didn’t even know that kind of depression existed An involuntary shudder tre you"

"You could have tried saying so in deunk’"

"I’ll remember that next tiain "What were those black vine things?"

"My guess is that the de to inhabit your body because it knew its host would be killed," Lauren replied, staring down at the dead rogue A few deep scratches lined her neck and cheeks but were already in the healing process

"She’s right," Dorian replied "You’re lucky I got here before that happened"

I nodded, swiveling ues "You think they’re working for Holly?"

"I don’t know, but Flora isn’t safe anymore" Dorian walked to my side "Let’s head back home" He placed his hand on the sround

"We can’t just leave dead bodies lying around"

"Aren’t dead bodies supposed to be in a celared at hirin remained

"Do either one of you have a cell phone?" I asked

Dorian slipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out his phone He held it out but when I went to grab it, he tugged it away "Where’s yours?"

"At horab it again but he held it up and over his shoulder

"Have you learned your lesson?"

"That I shouldn’t invite annoying rinned "Admit it, if we hadn’t come to your rescue you’d be in a serious shit"

"Give me the phone" I reached my hand out, palm side up Dorian quirked an eyebrow and smiled when I frowned at him

"Fine," I snapped "You and Lauren saved ivethe cell in ness on his face and dialed the only person who could handle a cleanup this bizarre

"Who are you calling?" Lauren asked froesture It was a little after ht next to his bed in case of eencies

"Hello?" His raspy voice answered after the second ring

"Sorry to wake you up," I told him "I have a situation that needs dealt with"