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"What was that?" Jordan gasped "Did you feel that?"

"Feel what?" Bishop asked

"That sensation" She frowned deeply, her expression haunted "I felt that at the ot just before Julie lost it"

I stared at her She’d felt it, too Now I re at theof it at the time

"What is it?" I asked, my voice hoarse

There was fear in her eyes "I don’t know"

"You need to kill me," Stephen whispered "It’s too much I’ve hurt too many people"

I whipped rip, like he was losing his strength

"What ga now?" Bishop said carefully "You want me to kill you?"

"He’ll do it," Kraven said, his arms crossed "If you say pretty please"

Stephen drew in a shaky breath "They can’t see me Nobody can It’s like I don’t exist But I do I’, but now I’m back and all it does is hurt He never should have let me out"

I inhaled sharply "Look at his eyes They’re not right"

Stephen’s eyes were norht now they were glazed over with a sheen of white

"Do you see lances at Bishop to register his confusion matched my own, before I returned my full attention to Stephen

But this wasn’t Stephen Not right now Clarity dawned for hter with every second that ticked by

"I see you," I said firmly "What do you want?"

"I want it to stop"