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And she’d nearly killed him

“Over,” she said, whisper soft “He can’t hurt us anyone froet out of here” Away from the death and back to the life that waited for thelanced toward Grim “Always come back…” Her hand lifted to her shoulder Pressed hard “They always…come back”

“Not this time” Catalina’s certain voice

She came from the darkness Soot and blood covered her clothes Jude walked at her side, clad in a pair of jeans, and his wo her to walk “This tiain, “he’ll stay down”

She stopped near his body Catalina stepped away from the shifters and lifted her arms Her chant ca in the air So much power

And not all of it was from the positive source a witch should use Simon felt the taint of darkness, saw it reflected in Catalina’s eyes

Changed

Grim had left his mark on another victim

A ball of fire exploded—no, Gri was left

Not even ash

“Guess he won’t be coed and they watched the fire sputter

No, he damn ouldn’t

A reminder never to piss off a witch

Bye, assle Have fun in hell

“I didn’t die” Dee felt like she’d been hit by a bus or a stake But then, she had She winced as she lowered her body onto the chair that Simon had pulled out from who the hell knehere

Catalina stood a few feet away, rocking back and forth, her eyes on the ashes that fluttered up into the sky

A cleanup tea would be left of this place

Just the ood, her voice was getting stronger because the blood flow had finally stopped “Your future rong I didn’t die I’ht here, I’ht’s not over”

Well, shit Wasn’t she a ball of sunshine? Not that Cat really liked sunshine these days Dee blinked “Uh, you’re still alive, too”

A shiver worked over Cat’s body “Doesn’t feel that way”

“No” Softer now as she thought about exactly what Catalinashe’d been with Griuess it doesn’t”

Catalina’s shoulders squared “I’e”

Not what she’d expected “Where are you going?”

Her gaze slanted over to the stable Setting wasn’t always the answer

“I shouldn’t have left you,” Catalina said “You needed ht”

A steady stare “Wasn’t it?”