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Angry tears stung the corner ofa family member toss you aside like a busted toy Granny’s actions had left deep wounds inthey’d take to heal

Despitebreath and finally nodded at Gabe, letting hirandmother A few more miles southeast and we’d be safe on the lawn of Westward Manor, houarded the Hell Gate on the North American continent

It was the place I now called ho complex, and stables, it was unlike any hoet used to the luxury that spanned every nook and cranny of the place, although I certainly didn’t

We were only a ht a flurry of activity out of the corner ofin fast were two ferals, their teeth bared The first took the shape of a tall curly-haired man and the second, a tiny blonde woers around round

“Watch out,” Gabe yelled, yanking the sword fro in front of me

My head rang with a fierce joy Finally, my chance to beat Ashley and show Gabe my worth as a Nephilim warrior I could use a little stress relief and deun, I stepped out from behind Gabe’s protective stance and steadied my aim on the little blonde’s chest

“Lizzy, get back,” he yelled, swinging his sword to slice through the man’s chest

I ignored his warning and pulled the trigger ofto worry about I’d taken out de, she should be afraid of me

The gunshot only e the de a black hole where her ed and knocked the gun out offar out of reach

“Lizzy, get out of the way”

Gabe skewered the tall de him back to Hell in a shadowy cloud He turned to swipe the blade at the blonde, but found me in his path and stumbled

“No,” I shouted He’d seen me take down plenty of de me now “This one is mine”

A weightless sensation had begun in ht that burned like a thousand paper cuts In the back ofstirred Intense pain or abject terror, I couldn’t name it Panic erupted in e ne The dee at us both, her clarapping around our ankles

We fell hard on the ground in a dull thud The deed to yank the silver dagger from my boot and sink it between her ribs Not a kill shot, but enough to get her to roll off of me

Lying next todown the side of his cheek indicated he’d banged his head on a rock