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To them, eren't victims Just nuisances they put up with

"Well then…" Ethan held out his hand in my direction "Shall we?"

Fear kept me rooted to my spot

Then suddenly warlanced to the siren; Alex had his hand raised in the air, and I could al from his hand toward my body

Be calm, he whispered in my head Ethan will not harm you

And you?

None of us mean you harm

My gaze flickered to Cassius

Alex gave a slight shake of his head Yes, human He means you harm You are never to be alone with him Ever If you are, I cannot help you I cannot shield you from his power If he touches you, if he claims you, it will be the last time you own your own body, soul, and mind He will destroy you If you must… run

My hands shook at ed a nod in his direction

Ethan held out his hand again "Come"

I followed him, careful not to touch his hand lest he have the sah a side door

Hedoor after door, finally leading e where a black un

"Hurry, get in"

"What?"

He shoved me in the car and ran to the other side, faster thanchased

"We don't have much time" He looked behind him "Damn it, we have less than that much time"

"What are you talking about?"

"He will hunt you"

"What?" I gasped "Who?"

"Cassius…" He spat "He wants you I could feel it Could see it in hisit myself The reason you're here isn't for the immortals It's for him"

"But, my mom said that—"

Ethan barked out a laugh "Yes please tell me what your human mother told you about what your job is to the immortals?"

I sed the dryness in my throat "I'm to educate you about the ways of the humans so you don't have to interact with us Teach any of the immortal children how to use the Internet, cell phones — technology — and at the end of the day, I—"

He roared with laughter, interrupting what I thought was a pretty good speech