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“A word of caution,” he said, though he kept his voice light “You’re invincible against a nor spell Or another demon You’ll be harder to kill, but not impossible”

“I’m definitely not invincible Sheena pointed that out the other night”

“Bear it in er with his free hand

“You’re not going to stab me in the heart, are you?”

He laughed at her jest, re their first encounter of this nature in the library “Trust me”

“Always”

Raising their twined hands, Davian shifted his hold on her so he exposed her paled the blade over her flesh It split and blood oozed, as it had in the past

She gasped “Was that really necessary?”

“What do you feel?”

“It hurts, but… Not the way it did the last time”

“So your threshold for pain has increased”

As had her self-healing abilities Within seconds, the blood absorbed into her skin and the wound sealed Not a scar to be seen

Snatching her hand from his, she stared at her flawless flesh “Unbelievable I’ve never healed that quickly”

“What’s so difficult to believe?” he asked “After all, you are part-demon Immortality is ifts are now sharpened, as are your senses”

“Fascinating I want to test it further” Turning away, she said in an enthusiastic tone, “See that pile of rubble there in the corner? All that stone—it’s a heavierI’ve ever tried to lift with my mind”