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“Reward? Youpromoted to Custodian early? Thank God I can’t stand to be in that school with those corrupt fallen for another day None of them believe in our cause like I do”

The naïve glow on her face ? Wake the hell up!

Gavriel chuckled, the sound low and warm but ice-cold at the saston’s fear fro at hi up on the fact that there was someone else here if he didn’t already know I didn’t know if he was capable of intercepting projected feelings notto chance it I had to trust Kingston to be sh the control freak in me wasn’t happy about that at all

“Promoted?” Gavriel’s full lips tilted up into a smile “I sincerely doubt that”

Sonja’s eyes ith hurt “But why? I did everything you said! I’m the one who found the bracelet! You said only the chosen one could have found the bracelet you left at the school You chose me!”

“I did,” Gavriel acknowledged, his s almost cruel “I chose you because you were so very thirsty for approval So obsessed with being the righteous savior, the smartest one in the room, the only one who really knows the truth I chose you, Sonja, because it was so very, very easy”

“What the fuck, Sonja?” My voice eak, so raspy and shaky I aluy’s name isn’t Jonathan This is Gavriel”

She blurted a disbelieving laugh “Give it up, you bitch! Maybe you see Gavriel everywhere because you worship him so much, but the rest of us can tell the difference”

Oh, fuck She’s completely in his pocket And she doesn’t even know it’s him

I believed that without a doubt Sonja was a raging bitch, but she was completely dedicated to the Custodians, anxious to rise up the ranks of their organization She would never knowingly help Gavriel But unknowingly?

“Sonja, listen to me This is Gavriel” I keptto recover, and Jayce’s hand on the s you I don’t knohy, but he’s been playing you this whole time”

The redheaded demon stiffened, and the ht it was alain, and he shrugged, grinning wider

“Well,” he drawled, “I was trying not to ruin the surprise, but I suppose now is as good a time as any”

As he spoke the last words, his features began to shift

His body grew and elongated, his skin changing color until he was pale as a ghost and two feet taller than Xero His grotesquely elongated fingers tapered into purple clahich were almost black His eyes were deep pools of the darkest black, dotted with specks of bright red where his pupils should’ve been His lips pulled back in what , sharp teeth