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It takes several long moments before I realize Grace hasn’t responded I look over to find her staring off into the middle distance “Grace?”

“Just thinking,” she says slowly “Did you reject the bargain?”

“He’s co experience that he gives his h to reject soh tiins to sound ht be willing to pay the price of time, but I won’t pay with our lives”

“We’ll think of soe, distant, as if herforward a thousand times faster than mine

Considering hooozy I feel, that’s not sayingfor h hopes Nothing stays down I press my hand to my neck where Rylan bit et the memory out of my head Even if my blood didn’t suddenly becoree to drink froard I look I hardly have blood to spare at this point

“We keep saying that, but no solutions are ” I look down at ic under control… If I could even access it…

Then I think about how fierce Malachi was at the thought of nant That was before it even happened I press my hand to my stomach If I lose theht, but I force ht be my only connection to them

Selfish thought Horrible in so many ways I still can’t shake it

I squint at the sky lightening through the cracks in the curtains “What time is it?”

“Early Five”

Five? I slept through the night, even if I hardly feel rested at all That see more often than it’s not No matter how many hours I sleep, I still wake exhausted I shake my head slowly “Wait a minute It’s tomorrow That means Azazel—”

The lights go out

“Fuck!” Grace scrahtstand between our beds It clicks, but the light doesn’t come on “What the hell?”

“Little hunter” Azazel’s voice seems to come fro to see, but even a vaht to see A dhampir needs more yet, and there is none to be had in this room

“Little seraph” His breath tickles the shell of my ear “Did you think to trap me?”