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He pressed his lips into a thin line "It’s not your fault You had nothing to do with this He tricked us He lied"

I honestly wanted to sit down and cry This was so wrong

Daemon tookthe seat belt with nuers and a heavy heart We pulled out of the plaza, hitting the road in silence Several miles later two Ford Expeditions sped past us I twisted in hty in the lanced at Dae like dia I wanted to say so, but there really weren’t words that could do the loss any justice

Daeain The injustice of it ate away at lanced at ainst the seat, I watched the scenery blur by in ait brought hiivento our road, I could barely keep ood thing I had going waswhere in the hell I’d been all day There had probably been texts fro to be happy when I responded with so to have to talk Not now, but soon

We pulled into Daemon’s driveway and the SUV idled to a stop Dee’s Jetta was in the driveway, along with Matthew’s car "Did you call them, tell them what happened to…me?"

He took a breath and I realized he hadn’t been breathing this whole time "They wanted to help find you, but I had theone badly A very s hope that turned into bottomless despair like Daemon had

"If the oing to kill hi to help, but before I could respond, Daemon leaned over the center console and kissed me The tender touch was so at odds hat he’d just said Deadly and sweet--that hat Daemon was; two very different kinds of souls rested in hiether

Daeht now"

"But won’t she worry?"

"I’ll text her as soon as you’re settled"

"Okay You can stay with rin appeared on his lips "I’ll get out before your ood idea He asked ot out and came around the front of the SUV, slower than he norht had taken its toll He opened the door and reached in for ?"

He arched a brow "You haven’t had shoes on this entire ti"

I wanted to tell him that I could walk, but some inherent instinct told me not to push it Daeht now I relented and scooted to the edge of the seat

The front door to his house swung open, slaunshot I froze, but Dae to face anything and expecting the worst

Dee rushed out Strands of dark curly hair strealistening on her pale cheeks, under her swollen eyes But she was laughing She was s

I slipped out of the seat, wincing as coldness bit deep into my flesh Dae shut but stopped A tall and thin for like a reed As the form drifted forward, Daemon stumbled

Oh God, Daemon never stumbled

The why sunk in slowly, and I blinked--too scared to believe what I was seeing It all seemed surreal Likesoht was a boy with dark wavy hair curling around broad cheekbones, lips that ide and expressive, and eyes that were dull but still such a striking shade of green An exact replica of Dae Daemon in two spots

"Dawson," Daemon croaked out

Then he broke into a dead run, feet pounding over frozen ground and up the steps Wetness gathered indown my cheeks as Dae his brother’s

Somehow, someway, Daas home

Daemon pulled his brother to hiainst his sides, his face as beautiful as his brother’s but painfully empty