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Xero’s fire-hot hands fluttered overthe poison from within himself I kissed hie a streaston’s snout

Ah, fuck How the hell was I supposed to kiss hion form?

Kai skittered along the wall toin with the shadows—all but his teeth, which gleaht He slid into a little pocket where Gavriel wouldn’t be able to see him

“Keep him there,” I told Jayce and Xero “I’ll be back Gotta take care of Kingston first”

“What are you doing? He’s going to roast you alive!”

Xero grabbed h to hurt, his eyes ith terror and a shaut The fire deainst the evil Gavriel had tried to infect hiain, turning good men into his evil pawns

“I’ll be okay Keep Kai there” I didn’t use persuasion, but my tone made it clear this wasn’t up for debate We didn’t have tiue

Xero went reluctantly, but at least he went Kingston was gearing up for another fire burst I had less than six seconds to do so, if I didn’t want to become a charcoal slab where I stood

So I charged him

He charged me

At the lasth rock, then wrapped my arms around his neck Daan to so

“Ow! Fuck, Kingston! Will you stop?!”

He rithing in frustrated figure eights, snapping his jaws and breathing puffs of sht where he couldn’t reach me, not even with his flame

“Coonna get me in this form I can stay under here all day”

I was hardcore bluffing It was about a billion degrees down here, next to his fire- into hten as the moisture fled from theive up