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Whatever guilt I’d felt inside ht away Godsdamn furies Yeah, I’d taken one of theods, those bitches had been gunning for ods to search down those who’d escaped justice, and they were a sign of a very unhappy pantheon There could only be one reason why she was here--to protect Josie--and I had to remind myself of that

"Okay So I did kill your sister But how many more do you have? Hundreds?"

She let out a low ru the"

My brows rose "That paints a pretty picture"

"This isn’t real," Josie said, scooting along the wall One leg e of the bed "This cannot be real"

"Oh, it’s real Your roomie here is a furie" The creature drifted to the side, blocking Josie as she ca her back, away from me Suspicions confirmed "And Apollo sent you"

The furie snapped at the air, baring those attractive teeth "Boy, you’re a s as a shiht forearm "Do you want to join your sister?"

She hissed "I’d like to see you try"

"What’s happening?" Josie whispered

A pulse of energy rolled out froht flickered Loose pieces of paper rattled The furie fleard, swiping out at me with razor-sharp claws I spun out to the side and dipped under a wing, co up with my back to Josie and the furie in front of the door

"Oh, you are really starting to irritateas she kicked out I snapped forward, catching hold of her ankle I let go with akasha, enough to send a friendly little buzz through her She growled as she swung her arht her hand before it connected with e poured off her as she ai that one, too, I yanked her down so her feet were on the floor

"What is happening?" Josie shrieked