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“We do, but it’s not enough We’ve built up our arsenal, called in spiritual guides, but nothing works We’ve tried it all”

I wanted to s out in the woods that day, so far frootten desperate and probably hired some quack to lay down some boundary spells like the Nephilim It obviously hadn’t worked, as Granny never would’ve set foot on Nephiliain

Silvia’s lips twisted into a sreement”

Granny lifted her chin and fixed her with a cold stare “You’ll need to find it Ever since your little aboarette— “took up residence in this here aret Thatcher, the de Hanna as a one way ticket to huainst the ones that slip through your guard We want protection and a guarantee that you’ll stay off our land when this is all over We don’t want you freaks stepping foot there I want an official agreement”

Every Nephilim at the table tensed at Granny’s speech Luckily for her, they had more decorum than me and could take her insults Still, Silvia didn’t even fake a smile when she nodded her head and shook Granny’s hand

“Deal,” she said through clenched teeth “Now, tell us all you know”

She leaned back and took a long drag The seconds ticked by while she chewed on the inside of her cheek Despite the fact that I hated this wo about her, I also realized that she had information about my mother that I needed Info about her demon possession If there was any way to save her, Granny knew

“Elizabeth was the product of a different ti out her lips with every word “My parents were Gerlish But they joined a colony in Iowa as soon as they got to the states My father sold ious leaders I was fourteen He was forty He raped ht Elizabeth was the result”

She took another drag and stared off over ether, Granny had never randfather—nobody outside Hanna I guess it didn’t surprise me to learn that her childhood sucked

“When t

he girl o, I ed to sneak away from the colony Back then, I was soft in the head, so I took her with , and scared They took us in and we never had to go back to that awful colony”

Silvia nodded and produced a notebook froetting pregnant”

“She was running away all the tiht the world outside would be better Always ca that unnatural thing”

She gestured at ainstto keep my cool I didn’t move a muscle

“But of course, so was different this time”