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YEP TRUE TO ELIJAH’S prediction, true to Aden’s suspicions, blood ran

Riley chomped at Thomas’s neck, and his sharp claiped at thecotton and flesh filled the air, s Thorabbed thick hunks of the wolf’s fur and tossed him hard and fast The animal flew into Aden, who in turn flew into the wall

Plaster cracked and paint chips sprayed Air was knocked fros

Riley was up an instant later, again leaping for the fairy; the tisted together as they fell When the wolf’s nails next slashed, the scent of burning flesh intensified and blood sprayed A few drops hit Aden in the face, and they were oddly chilled, like ice shards When the fairy’s bladesspeed, Riley’s blood sprayed Hot, like prickles of flame

Help hihter, Caleb, whose bravery had returned now that a as taking the beating for the should have been i in a few mouthfuls of air as he lumbered to his feet Dizziness hammered at him, and he swayed "Elijah?"

Of course, the psychic knehat he was silently asking How could he help? He had no weapons, and couldn’t leave the rooonized

"Will Riley win, then?" He spoke quietly, not wanting to distract the wolf and cause his defeat

I don’t know, the psychic repeated in that sah this ho and everyone

Soworse?

Over and over Thomas tossed Riley aside, and over and over Riley returned, a catapult of wrath and teeth For so his claws Furniture was s the invisible one, allowing the coht then moved to another bedroom, the door sether Aden followed Sorip on his knives and dropped them Aden tried to pick them up and insert himself into the action--multiple times--but the blades he couldn’t touch eventually vanished and the fairy and the wolf moved so quickly, they would appear in another location before he even realized he’d missed

And ere they able to destroy the walls, doors and furniture, but nothing else?

The boys who lived at the D and M Ranch--Seth, Ryder, RJ, Terry and Brian--were in the entrance hall, each with a book in hand So to read None noticed the vicious fight unfolding around thely overturned and shattered They just sat there On air Riley and Thoh them, imperceptible, unfelt, unheard Blood splattered over the boys, too, but again, they didn’t notice Perhaps couldn’t even see it

So freaking odd, all of it Tho profusely, and yet he seeer than ever Riley, on the other hand, see slurred, and yet his wounds had already closed, healed

What eakening hie Riley’s jaw from whatever body part the wolf had decide to munch on Then Thomas would tilt his head back and practically offer his neck to the wolf, rather than allow the animal to bite down on his hands Why?

And rather than i Riley away, Thomas would flatten his pal the wolf to do whatever he wished That was stupid That was--necessary?

Were Thomas’s hands somehow able to weaken Riley? That would explain Thomas’s determination to keep his hands free That would also explain his lack of concern over his own injuries What did a few cuts ht you off?

"What can I…do?" This time Aden’s whispered question trailed off He knew The answer had already slapped hi

You know, Elijah said, and if he’d sounded agonized before, he sounded pulverized now Clearly, he had realized the answer, too

What? Julian asked What are we going to do?

Aden gulped "Caleb You’re up"

I’m u…p--oh, hell, no!

He hadn’t needed to explain By requesting Caleb’s aid, they all knehat he now planned They were going to possess Thomas’s body

No No, there has to be another way If he’d had a body of his own, Julian would have been shaking his head and backing away

"Sorry, guys" This had to be done For Riley Hell, for hih This ipe us out

This is the only way, Elijah said The fairy has to perish

"We’ve been through worse" Like burning alive Nothing could be worse than that, he was sure "And if I’uard"

Hate to be the harbinger of bad news, but Aden’s right, Caleb said, suddenly leaping on board the Plan Save The Day bandwagon He’d do anything for another kiss We’ll survive this Even if Thomas doesn’t That’s all that matters