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Elizabeth’s smile wilted as she stopped in front of her and looked down at the kneeling wo, she backhanded her across the cheek Granny’s head turned at the iround Spitting out a rinned, her teeth red

“I guess you finally get your revenge” She spat again “Kill oing won’t have you in it”

“Oh, no, no, no” Elizabeth turned her head to smile atyou My beloved daughter will have the honor She has as rievances to file with you as I do, I’m sure”

Granny harrumphed and spit out another mouthful of blood

Every atom in my body split apart for the briefest moment Elizabeth wanted round, but Nephilim didn’t har The ideain front of me

“Come, coot a weapon in your hands Use it”

I looked down The dagger I’d grabbed just leah skin, sinew, and even bone The Nephilim only had the best

But could so asthat very question She had see on Mount Oly Surely, this little knife couldn’t eradicate all that All the fear and pain she’d put h I wouldn’t believe it

“I don’t know” I glanced at Elizabeth She stood watchingout impatiently “I don’t know if I can do it”

“You will” Her eyes narrow in suspicion “You will prove your loyalty to me and my Prince Or, you will die Take your pick”

My lips went dry I ran ht about the implications of what she asked Could I kill the woman who’d raised me? The same woman who had also tried to murder me?

I thought back to that day in the forest when I’d been hunting ferals with Gabe Seeing Granny walk through the forest, free and clear of any guilt for giving er I would’ve killed her then had Gabe letandin er had since been buried beneath hours and h

ours of training with Manuel I needed it now I needed it to survive

Three more ferals appeared out of the woods They prowled behindfor Elizabeth’s command to attack I watched thehtly to keep the demons at my back made every part of my Nephilim body shiver with distrust A Nephiliht me that

Granny stared up at s had formed under her eyes and wrinkles around her mouth since the last time we’d ed her Her skin was sallow and patchy She’d lost a good twenty pounds as well Still, the strength of her hatred forfrohway during a summer day