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hilt and rolled onto his back The istered in Jade’sat the wraith in the process and the ghost’s eerie screech stung her ears as half of his skeletal forearm and hand flew into the air, severed by Darien’s sword

The wraith blew over Darien to his restless steed and they leaped froround below

Or perhaps she’d iined that Jade’s vision was as fuzzy as her brain

No ainst him was over She let out a short breath, the most she could muster

Now she could surrender to the pain…

Chapter Ten

Darien wanted to pursue the fire wraith But he couldn’t leave Jade He stalked across the church and knelt before her, trying to process all of her visible injuries and wondering how many more there were that he couldn’t see

Her shoulder was propped against the ledge, her head resting atop the exposed mortar Her eyes rolled in the sockets

She was covered in blood and tattered clothing The cuts on her face were deep, but her gaping chest wound alarth jacket and gently draped it over her Then he cradled the base of her skull with his hand to guide her toward hiers She bled there too

“Jade,” he said before sing down a luot a nasty cut on the back of your head And one above your left breast Which do you heal first?”

She shook her head, though it was a slight movement “Neither”

His gaze narrowed on her “You have to focus on the worst one, you told me that”

“I can’t,” she said, her voice weak and raspy “I don’t want to”

Panic besieged hiaze with hers, but she was obviously having difficulty seeing hiive up”

“I’liness” She licked what appeared to be dry lips and then added, “It’s okay I had some happy times”