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The kid rolled over and grabbed hold of my throat He pushedthe breath out of lowed red in the darkness

Deht now--he was going to kill h to summon my ability to repel hi naturally to uy wanted me dead and he wanted to be the direct cause of it

Then the metaphysical wall he had around him thinned I was able to easily read his ray Kill her Have to kill her Have to kill all of the to pry him off me

It had all happened so fast And I still couldn’t breathe with his hands tight around my throat as he squeezed the life out of me

Then I heard a sharp crack and felt intense pain for a white-hot row dih tiet scared It had all happened in a et off! They were only words in my head I couldn’t speak, but I forced every bit of conviction I could into the it away until the crack finally widened and I accessed like shock exited me and entered him He literally flew back from me and landed hard, a dozen feet away

He’d hurt me badly, but I wasn’t sure how I couldn’t move, could barely breathe I couldn’t feelaway

Bishop looently with a shaking hand "Samantha" My name was no more than a whisper "This is my fault Please--no, this can’t happen Look at me Don’t close your eyes"

He pressed his warentler than the demon had In the periphery of my vision, I saw Kraven stor hiet up

"What the hell’s wrong with her?" Kraven deh to kill "That bastard just broke her neck"

Chapter 12

My neck was broken That would explain why I couldn’t feel anything from my shoulders down

He’d done it…he’d killedaway I’d been under the iuess I’d been wrong Maybe the dagger just helpedher?" Kraven snapped "We ritted out, but there was a sharp edge of panic in his voice "It’s not working"