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Just as before, the black hood was drawn over his face, shielding his features But in thered of his eyes

Slowly he lifted one are pulsed fro her in malevolence Hate fol owed So much hate

The eeriness of his presence jolted her out of her quiet horror, and she screamed Screamed and screah each neail scraped her throat raw

She pressed her paled her

The creature floated toward her, and she at last quieted So close…almost upon her…she scrambled backward until she hit the walJust before he reached her, several black-clad men stormed from the terrace and into the room, their weapons raised

"There!" one of the ht! The demon’s here!"

Dehtmare, blades raised, ready to hack him into bits, just as he’d done to her husband Oh, God Her husband Maybe the creature hadn’t kil ed him after al , because there were others just like hilowing bright red

The creature disappeared before either the humans or the others could reach hiave out as Leora and the guards that Solon had ordered to remain nearby stormed inside There were so many of them, and in their haste to discover what had happened, they failed to see her She was kicked forward, Solon’s blood soaking her beautiful gown

The guards attacked thetheh air, swords clanged together, skin popped as it ripped and runted in pain

Then another set of warriors flew into the room They, too, came from the terrace They er and lowed that same shade of evil-red as every one of Solon’s possible kil ers

"More demons!" someone shouted

"These rowled, the word so with a thousand other voices