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Then, the lights shut off abruptly as the darkness takes over

Goodnight world

CHAPTER 15

Elodie

Bam!

Taylen collapses besideie dusty pile of rubble That’s him, minus the dust and rubble He hits the hardwood floor with a thud, then a s settling, and that’s that

The brooch is still clutched in his hand, and beneath it, a sertips

I don’t think I just act I crouch down and grasp the brooch, doing up the pin part, so the bastard doesn’t prick ain Then, I tuck it in er intothat to e, seeing as it’s someone else’s, and it jolts me into a better state of awareness

I e after he just had his uh-huh inside e i to help Ipassed out

I wave my hand in front of his face Yup Eyes closed, soft breath, and not even a flutter of a sign of life He’s out cold

I leave hi him doesn’t see his big, burly cousins and brother They can help et him up onto the bed

I walk to the top of the staircase and call down, “We have an eency up here I need help!” That seems too dramatic, and I don’t want anyone to have a heart attack because that would be a heck of a lot worse than just passing out, so I yell down again, “Taylen passed out From the curse”

I wince because yeah, that’s hella heavy on the dra below me, then all three men are there I’ve never been so relieved to see Ash, Toren, and Kirian in my life

“What happened?” Ash asks “What do you mean?”

“Granny told us all about the curse,” Kirian points out, confirrandmother can’t help but meddle We know that We always joked that ere part of the rannies club