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Large hands slowly caers There were ten on each hand She fought against the grip that snapped around her shoulders Kilo’s hands were fir

The devil must’ve sent him to deliver death’s final call

“I need crystal GiveI can to make you happy! I just can’t stand this!”

“Morgan, you’re hallucinating You’re hearing and seeing things that aren’t here”

“That’s wrong!” she screa to kill me The evil coalition and its forces sent you to finish ers on each hand!”

“No, Morgan Listen toto you Coht, honey You can’t beat this thing if you don’t try”

She continued to shake under the large hands holding her “I can’t stand this! I’ to be sick”

“We’ll get you help, baby Grant called his personal physician He’ll coet whatever medical attention you need”

“Good If he’s any kind of doctor, he’ll shoot the right kind of meds in my veins” She relaxed under those familiar hands She closed her eyes and tried to clear her head Taking deep breaths, she concentrated on the soothing tone of Blake’s voice Maybe if she just lay there and tried to concentrate on what Blake’s voice told her to do rather than the voices in her head, she’d overcome this

“Honey, listen to s You can see and hear voices long after your last fix That’s what you’re experiencing right now Kilo isn’t here You aren’t sick, but Grant will have a doctor check you out jus

t to be sure”

She squeezed her eyes shut and focused on the sounds around her A loud and long clickety-click noise et it over with”

“What honey?”

Her eyes flew open “I heard the sound of a cocked gun! I know you want to kill ulped and said, “Blake, is that you?”

“Yes, Morgan It’s me” A wave of sadness washed over his expression “The noise you heard was the heat pump No one is here except you, me, and Grant”