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“Azazel—”

“I’m not the one who paid the price,” I cut in I twist to see Rylan cli to his feet, almost human slow “Grace did She chose it”

He sighs “I orried that would happen once I realized who Wolf was suht I could keep the knowledge from her, but this outcome was always likely”

“Who did you think I was suhs “There are only so many demons who can cross into our realm and you know it I can count them on one hand, and half of them haven’t been seen in a hundred years”

“Likely because Azazel killed them to corner the market for himself”

“Maybe” Wolf shrugs He turns to et rid of these bodies and then it’s time to talk, love”

Malachi’s arhten around me “Yes”

They’re right that we need to talk, but that doesn’tconversation e et aard, and things are guaranteed to get aard I coainst his will and then I suh they told nancy thing

At least we’re back together again We haven’tthe threathas access to three bloodline vampires To three men I love

I shiver and Malachi pulls me closer yet “Sit down, little dhah for now”

It doesn’t feel like I’ve doneat all I ran when they were captured I let Grace do all the heavy lifting of recon and surveying uts in the motel room I couldn’t even sumain Gods, I even needed Azazel to do so me dry

I’ve never feltup a powerless dhampir in my father’s compound, I didn’t think I could sink to lower depths Apparently I was too optimistic

But there’s no time for self-pity “I can help”