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Bishop wasn’t filled with patience tonight He sheathed his dagger, then tookacross my skin He then directed me out of the office and back into the sanctuary where Jordan had fled to

Cassandra joined us

Bishop nodded toward Jordan "Can you help with her, Cassandra?"

The angel nodded, and approached the redhead atched her with a tense, guarded expression

"What do you want?" Jordan asked sharply

"Look at me" Cassandra so home now It’s been a difficult ordeal for you, but it’s over Everything is okay You don’t have to worry Everything you’ve seen tonight, all the strange and confusing things that have scared you--you’re going to forget the drea? Get away from me"

Cassandra cleared her throat "U your edge, Blondie," Kraven said He’d also left the office, and now leaned casually against the back wall of the church

"What are you doing out here?" Bishop asked

"I follow the dra Besides, Connor and Roth have Mr Tall, Gray and Devious under control Don’t get your feathers ruffled"

I inhaled sharply as Bishop took nore it, but his soul was doing crazy things to ht now

"You need to leave," he said firmly

"I can’t"

"I can’t think when you’re here And I need to be able to think"

The events of the night swirled aroundme dizzy So much had happened I couldn’t process it all, but I didn’t want to leave I slidto feel the leather sheath strapped to h

Suddenly, I rerabbed the edge of Bishop’s shirt "BishopStephen, he took er earlier He probably still has it"

Clarity shone in his eyes, then he turned from me and stormed out of the sanctuary and back to the office The rest of us followed

Connor lay unconscious on the floor near the wall, which now bore an angel-sized dent Roth lay on his back, gasping, the fa froray had been seated in was now in pieces

Stephen had escaped

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Cassandra let out a strangled cry and rushed to Roth’s side She pulled the dagger out and i him