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“Canna deny that,” Cian said and glanced down at me, his eyebrows pulled low, his expression one of intensity

“I think the Otherworld was getting too close back in the ’50s, and that’s why the Asseed and kidnapped our kind and used us like fucking sideshows”

“That’s horrendous” I hadn’t meant to say the shocked words out loud

“Yeah, sounds about right If you have enough money in the human world, and a hell of a lot of power, influence, and connections, you can get anything you fucking want And what the Assembly wants is us The Otherworld”

“How did ye even find out about them back then?” Odhran took a step toward Adryan, but it was clear he was invested in this There was soe expression on his face that could only be called personal I saw a flicker of an expression cross Adryan’s face and wondered if he’d caught on to Odhran too

“Had a male escape them and made his way to us Unfortunately he died shortly after But he told us enough” He paused, and I felt like he did it for effect “If so a walk down the halls to gawk at caged creatures they’d only thought were in fiction, they can pay for what is known as Sessions”

I felt the air in the roorow even thicker

“For an even more exorbitant amount, they’re able to watch acts of torture, rape, or even participate in it thee behind his eyes “Really corruptwo drift”

He snarled those last words, and I gasped and covered my mouth with my hand Good God How could anyone do that to anyone?

“I’m not sure who runs that shit show, but it’s absolutely soul, hell, fucking trust-fund baby with too much time on their hands”

“Fooking Shepherds,” Odhran growled “Like they’re tending to a flock”

The low rumble that came from the othertoward Cian He wrapped his arry and loud in Gaelic to Odhran

Odhran was breathing hard and lifted his hand to rub it over his jaw He kept saying things in Gaelic, low and rushed things that were clearly meant just for him But the way Cian’s face paled had me even more worried