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I whimpered "I hate this I hate it so rabbed hold of ainst his chest "Oh, hell This worked before, so ain"

The next moment, his mouth was on mine

Chapter 14

Don’t askthe deed to foolwhat it wanted

Kraven’s grip twisted into the front of my coat to hold me still My arms were slack at my sides He had to hunch over to hts

I kissed him back as if I had no choice I didn’t This wasn’t a conscious decision, it was one of necessity And slowly, slowly an to clear

His hands slid around to the sainst him My eyes were squeezed shut, but I couldn’t even try to pretend that I was kissing anyone else Kraven’s scent was unique to him--a pleasant spicyout near a caht as Bishop, the same build, but they were so very different, so very--

Snap!

I was scanning the streets, looking for so

No, wait This wasn’t h his eyes, but it wasn’t a memory this time It was now, and all I could do was observe, not feel what he was feeling He flicked a glance at Connor, as crouched on the sidewalk nearby

"That was close," Connor said, turning his copper-colored eyes in Bishop’s direction

"Too close Daht anyer he held It chilled me to see that the blade was coated in blood He’d just killed soer around; the Hollow must have opened up and taken it already

Connor rose to his feet, scrubbing a hand over his shaved head "Either it works to snatch the us, too, or it doesn’t open up at all Why?"

"Don’t know Wish I did" Suddenly, Bishop’s breath caught "Go find Zach"

Connor looked at him with alarm "What is it?"

"I sense her Sheabout Samantha?"

Bishop nodded "She needs me"