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“Yes,” she replied wincing as the words escaped her lips against her will She was clearly fighting Gabriel’s poith all the strength she had

“When?”

“When I succeeded in my task”

“Did she say where to meet her?”

“She said she would find irl in a whisper

Gabriel looked at Jonathon “Do you have any questions for her that I may have over-looked?”

“No,” said Jonathon

Gabriel looked back at the girl named Millie

“I’ive your life up willingly,” said Gabriel in that same bland hypnotic voice

“Okay,” she said in her sing-song childlike voice

Gabriel walked up to her and put his hands around her head One cupping the back of her head the other her neck as if in a lover’s embrace

Jonathon tried to shield me so that I wouldn’t be able to see the scene about to take place before me but I was riveted

Gabriel pulled and her head gave ith a sickening sound like a twig being snapped and paper being shredded It reminded me of my father’s death by Selena

He dropped her head to the ground and like the rest of her body broke into hundreds of glass-like pieces

Before sulking off, Gabriel gave Jonathon a significant look Jonathon understood