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Nephilim lined up on either side of us, until we for row Tension rose as the vicious army of ferals drew closer Feet shifted until each warrior found a starting position, as if waiting for a gun at the starting block of a race I gripped hter

“Gabe, before we fight” The words spilled from my mouth “I just want to say I’ tocurve of his jaw, his full mouth, and every other feature of his face “I’h”

He blinked his thick eyelashes and looked down at“I know”

I glanced at the advancing line A few more seconds and they’d be on us

“Be safe,” I whispered, reaching for his hand Even with everything going on inside me, he deserved to know the truth “I can’t lose you”

He squeezeda thrill up and down my spine “You won’t lose me Ever,” he whispered, the corners of his mouth curved up into the smallest smile

For a moment, the world disappeared as we held onto each other Even though panic coursed througheh the next few h this, I could hold onto this moment forever

“Can’t you guys save that lovey dovey stuff for later?” Adam drawled He tilted his head in our direction and rolled his eyes, a grin pulling at the left side of his mouth “I’m about ready to kick some demon”

There was no ti like panthers on their prey Screams and snarls sounded from every direction I tried to focus on a small wiry man with leathery dark skin and bushy eyebrows He slashed athard and solid

Glancing overdown on a demon with thick biceps and a nasty scar across the face He didn’t sparewith his broadsword, he decapitated the deht down upon the body, obliterating the heart I gulped, realizing that deo Thanks to Manuel, my head was still attached to my neck

My trainer fought only feet behind Oscar He

only the slightest movements to pierce a heart here and slice a chest there As bodies dropped around him, I couldn’t help but admire his style I still had so much to learn from that man Someday, I hoped he could teach me to move like that

Sidestepping my deger into the air and grabbed the hilt so that the blade pointed doards Withdown, driving it into his back just below the clavicle I knew I’d hit gold when the de into a cloud of smoke

“Nooooo!” a familiar male voice screamed behind me

I turned to see Raquel accosted on both sides by snarling deaze on his niece The deun froer she’d pulled from her boot