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Yeah, he wasn’t so sure about that In fact, he suspected the rattler had done lared at the reptile, as coonna deal with you later, he promised it The snake closed his eyes and went to sleep

“I’ asleep

Her syste down Even without the poison, the physical trauh to send her into shock

“Close your eyes, chère I’ll watch over you”

She gave a little sigh as she relaxed into him A second later, she was asleep As they walked over the field to their van, the diaain It slithered over his shoulder, under his shirt, and fused with his skin And it didn’t do it gently

“Hell!” Striker stu at Friday to make sure she didn’t fall

“What is it?” Mace had his gun out, scanning the area for threats

“The scaly bastard just shared his pain with me”

Told you Sore

“I’ued asshole” He heard the diamondback scoff at him before it fell back asleep “Now I feel like I’ve been in a crash This is another side effect of our new genetics that I didn’t need to know Your aniets to sleep” He griet to the upside of this new existence? ’Cause, so far, it sucks to be us”

“A Striker wince

“Sore, damn it!”

“Sorry” The asshole laughed,it clear he really wasn’t

Once the door to the van was open, he placed Friday gently on the bench seat “Turn around I’onna check her”

Mace gave hi traffic Friday’s captors ht be dead, but that didn’t mean the threat had been eliminated They no there were two separate factions after her And one of them wanted her dead