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She paused her dancing to gaze at ust and she took a step closer My breath caught in s as I waited for her to respond She had to know ame It was just a s on me

“You’re probably right” She raised her arain “He’ll want to show the Nephili to the nearest feral, a wo red hair and pale skin “Call back the troops Keep them ready for my command We’re off to release their master

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The feral snapped its teeth and screeched before sprinting off in the direction of the h of relief It wasn’t ive the Nephiliroup I hoped the casualty nu on that field made me want to cry

“Coether”

I reached out and took her tiny hand in mine A voice inside ht not get the chance again e got to the Hell Gate My free hand inched toward the dagger atand all , but a deceiver was a whole other boat Few Nephiliht be pushing my luck

My fingers closed around the hilt of er This was it I had to kill her

Just as I began to yank the blade froh the woods Elizabeth lurched forward, takingthe leaves and dirt Scra to my back, I looked up to see who’d found us With surprise, I stared at the gray-haired woht in her hands

It was Granny

“Elizabeth Quinn Redding, I brought you into this world” She cocked her shotgun in one fluidnext to me “I can take you out of it”

Chapter Eighteen

Elizabeth s off pine needles and little specks of dirt Slowly, but surely, she picked herself off the ground A cocky grin lingered on her un in her hands

“Hello to you, too, mother”

She twisted and flexed her back Froround, I could see the bloody wound right between her shoulder blades Little shotgun pellets rained froan to heal itself

“Elizabeth Quinn, I’ you” Granny blew a strand of hair out of her face and gri move and I’ll annihilate you”