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After all, I was a daod

I could do that

I should have already done this--checked in on her after I’d seen her sleeping Basil was right It wasn’t exactly safe, even if she could protect herself or if the people she ith could thron But if I saw her again, could I really leave her again?

Lowering ed at the corners of ether so quickly and perfectly it was al onto her i

"What the hell?" I openedout into the void, searching for her i

Confusion rose swiftly That didn’t make sense No matter where Josie was, I should be able to find her Mentally backtracking to the last place I knew she’d been at, Gable’s house, I pictured the ho in front of the horowled Ione down here

The driveas cracked--not just cracked, but split wide open, creating a steep crevice My head jerked up, and I rushed past the rift and pushed open the door It creaked and fell fro off the floor, but I didn’t really hear it

The house was utterly destroyed

What had happened outside had continued inside and there were no signs of life, but I could feel it--a residue of power so potent that it was not froed not to just one god butback from the destruction, my hands closed into fists as knots of unrest for bad

And if I couldn’t feel Josie, itblocked, warded against er in this realm

Chapter 13

I willed myself across the hundreds of miles, from the coast of California, beyond the Badlands, to the office of the Dean of the Covenant University

Appearing in the center of the room, about three seconds passed before those in the room realized they had a visitor Marcus was in the chair behind the largehooked over the other, arms folded loosely over his chest as he listened to the two before hi directly to his right

Seeing the That bastard hadn’t deserved what’d happened to hi quickly froreen eyes wide "Holy gods"

Luke spun and stiffened, his expression locking down as he easily glided to the side, blocking Deacon, as staring at host

I smiled at the not-so-subtle protectiveto his feet "You just appearedout of thin air"

"You know, there was nothing ods just randoaze flickering over the able to do it is pretty fucktastic"

Marcus continued to stare

I s, I leaned forward, placing my hands on the smooth surface of the desk "Isn’t that scary?"

"Yeah," he breathed "It is"

Raising a brow, I pushed away froaze flickered to Luke "Sorry about knocking you out No offenseLuke’s jaw "Not sure if I’ed "Everyone can relax I’ the roof down"

"How?" Deacon breathed "How are you?"

"Long story that I don’t have the time nor the desire to explain" Out of the corner of ave out One of the two "I’ to stay"

"Of course not," Marcus replied

I frowned slightly "I went to the house in Malibu Looked like some crazy shit went down"