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“If you do this thing, your path to the light will be barred”

Her head snapped to the right and she growled low in her throat It was the fortune teller

“If you kill him, what’s left of your soul will die as well, and once you’ve used up this body you will be left to wander the earth forever You claim to love him Could you deal with his death on your hands?”

Hannah glanced back at Oliver and gasped Was this what she’d becorip and stepped back as he fell to the floor and clutched his neck She’d reht it would help hirief She screae and her re-discovered emotions warred with one another

“Hannah”

She looked up to find thein front of her

“It’s tio where you’re meant to be”

She shook her head no as fear set in

“Yes It’s tio of your pain, and be healed”

“After everything I’ve done… how can there be any forgiveness for me?”

“Far worse people than you have found absolution from our Father”

Hannah glanced up at him and admitted to herself just hoeary she truly was

“I promise I’ll stay with you”

“Until I’one?” she asked

“Yes”