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A flash of steel that I’d only seen once before, during the battle outside, hardened her eyes “I’ with you”

I shook oing to have to get back inside soet underworld artifacts past the wards”

That stopped her She pursed her lips thoughtfully, then shook her head

“No, you won’t,” she agreed “Not unless they fail co theet the stones inside”

“Thank you” I set out of here—make it back to earth I knoe are”

“God, I hope so” She squeezed“But just pro”

“What?”

“That you will all come back alive Even Kai”

“All right, fine I won’t kill Kai” I snorted a laugh

“Good, because I don’t know if I could stand to share a rooreat coffee shortage all over again, only a thousand times worse”

We shared a chuckle, but her words left a sick feeling in the pit of ine what it would do to us if soot killed What it would do to me

The bond between us would break—Cassandra had told me that So their death wouldn’t kill me

But all the same, I was pretty sure I’d die inside

“All or nothing,” I said fir to save each other”

“Do that first one, please” She spoke into e fan of the second”