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“I won’t stand by you,” Si puppet anymore”

A muscle jerked in Grim’s jaw

Simon turned his stare on the line of vaht team?”

One of the vaer in the man’s eyes

He hates that control, just as much as I did “What did heever closer “Kill your lovers? Your family? How did you prove your loyalty to him?”

Because that was Grim’s way Loyalty could only be shown in blood

“And if you didn’t kill theht?” Like the bastard had taken out his faet out He just has to die!”

Griain to trace the side of his back Always checking for the wounds he’d had so long ago Now, Si to happen,” Dee said and she was so close to the flames He wanted to haul her back, to force her behind him, but this time, this moment was hers And he’d folloherever she took him

“You believe in your prophets” She lifted her hands high “I believe in my witch”

Unease flickered over Grian to move in closer Not closer to the fire, but closer to Griht would end”

Uh, yeah, and that shit hadn’t been so positive Si in the back of his legs The blisters would heal, eventually, if they survived this night

“Catalina knew she would die in the fire That’s why she was running when your ht her”

Grim’s eyes widened, just a bit

“Grim!” Nina’s voice screeched “Let’s just kill theer lifted and pointed at the Ignitor

“The hell you say! You die, you—”

The shadows seerab her Nina’s words choked off and a thin line of red appeared on her neck

“Your throat gets cut,” Dee said, just as Nina’s body fell to the ground

The fla there, body tre as he stared down at the woman

“I saw death Zane was surrounded by flames I burned Nina—her throat was cut” Catalina’s sad voice drifted through his mind

But no, after that, she’d said—

“You die, Dee” The whisper of her words filled his head even as Dee sprang forward and said—

“You die, Gri her armed with the stake she’d used on hiht at her chest

“No!”

But Dee was ready She spun away frorazed her side, not her heart

Sinored the claws and teeth and fought to hold the Born when he buckled, struggling to keep hiain and she had a stake in her hands The stake she’d taken from Simon when his arms were locked around her and no one could see The stake had been hidden near his waist, just waiting for her

Grim lurched up

She shoved the stake into his chest

Grim’s eyes flared wide and he sucked in a sharp breath

Then he smiled “True,” he whispered, and blood spilled froht…”

The bastard slared at theet the hell out of here”