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McCadden re anyone Brochan brought to hiht know her whereabouts today He’d gone fro all her favorite places and rounding everyone up

The abandoned realhtily The oasis had already dried up

Farrow spent the tioddess first Her dedication re

Brochan braced to flash to a world he had yet to search Only forty-two others to go A faht his attention, and he paused His eyes widened Fluffy? Heart dru, he appeared in different hallways until he found the devil-dog racing through a bedroom, frantic

When Viola’s pet noticed hih awful sounds continued to leave it Blood splattered its fur, both wet and dry

Panic infused his every cell “Where is she?” Brochan turned left, right, shouting, “Viola? Viola!”

The devil-dog spun in circles, the only response Brochan received

She wasn’t here? “Please, take me to her Let me help her I need to help her” The ani her wishes He prayed the same was true for him “I’ll protect her This, I swear”

He had hated this creature for so long Now, he had to rely on its—his—mercy

“Please,” Brochan pleaded

Fluffy lunged at hi sharp teeth into his calf Brochan let hi to har hi had flashed him?

Relief morphed into alarm when he spotted blood but not Viola He scented…multiple va as he leaped into motion He followed the blood

Fluffy raced ahead of hioddess…

Rage overtook him They will pay with their lives

Leaves and branches slapped his arrinding them into powder

His ears twitched Gleeful laughter Cheers Eight distinct voices There! Brochan picked up speed and burst through a wall of thorny foliage

A group of immortals came into vieenty-two individuals, mostly male with only a few females An assortment of species The vampires and berserker Brochan had scented before, plus a handful of shifters, warlocks and banshees They stood in a circle, surrounding so in the center of the circle to notice him