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His brows drew together at this blunt state different about you now"

No, I wasn’t a gray But I was still a nexus I still had the powers of Heaven and Hell that had been dormant inside els and deht not have a body, but I could try my best to repel it, anyway Repel it all the way back to the Hollow

I grabbed hold of Bishop’s wrist

"Samantha, don’t!" It was the real Bishop who said this, and his voice held panic

I looked deep into his glazed eyes "Letforhole have prepared s feel weak and ready to collapse beneath athered to witness rim expressions, others with pleased ones Justice had finally been done in their eyes Someone has put an end to this ht

"Do you have any last words?" the priest askshis leather-bound Bible to his chest

"No," I mutter

"Do you wish to be absolved of your sins?"

"No"

"But in God’s nao away, and leave e at my blasphemous words But they’re true My brother was the one who clung to religion to give hith in times of weakness Not o--one who told me lies and made me empty promises I hate him almost more than I hate Kara

"Let me ask you one more question on behalf of your father," the priest says My gaze snaps to hireed to soree?"

Two es of my memories are fuzzy at best I’d drunk bottle upon bottle of absinthe, hoping to erase those memories and ease my pain It worked very well--at least, when it came to the memories

"What difference does it es the priest out of the way so he can loop the noose around htens painfully around ree?" the priest asks

"Yeah, whatever you say Now get lost"

"Your particular talents will be valued even e"

"Go to hell," I n of the cross to bless me and steps back

I refuse to close my eyes Instead, I stare out at a crowd that hates me That wishes me dead

Despite the fear that rises in my throat and chokes off my breath, I feel the exact saiveness froive a damn about in return My choices have led hteenth birthday