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“Fine! Call et you” Back at the house, I took a quick shower before heading down to the training rooain It’s been a few days since I worked out, which is one of the only ways I know of to help me relax

An hour later, I decided to take part in another favorite pasti these past few days as well Meditation takes me out of rounded I was very aware, though, of the fact that she hadn’t called as yet though it was still early, just a little before dinner

I was just co down froh the monitor I’m not sure what it was, maybe the fact that I’d been in a relaxed state or the horror in her voice, whichever it was, I left the room at a run, feet bare, and headed outside where I jue, which happened to be one of Pop's Thank heaven he likes to leave the keys in the ignition even when not in use

I heard Pop call out to me but didn’t stop to answer as I peeled out of the driveway I couldn’t have even if I wanted to There was too s to speak

GABRIEL

I pulled into her driveway in less than half the time it should’ve taken and barely re fro faster than it ever had before, and the few steps it took to get to her front door felt like an eternity

The door didn’t give after the first two shoulder checks, so I used the strength of h to break it down and head for the stairs Once upstairs, I followed the sound of voices co from down the hallway, and the words that reached me just before I made it to the doorway stopped my heart and made my knees weak

“I guess you won’t be going to New York this weekend after all” That sounded like Victoria, but the truth is I couldn’t seeh I felt the icy cold caler, it’s never been this razor-sharp

It felt almost as if I had astral projected andon around s see too sloasn’t getting to her fast enough Instead of screa the most pitiful sounds I’ve ever heard come out of a human

I caue state and rushed into the roolance Victoria and herover a whi Gianna, who sat on the floor “Gianna!” The mother looked around in shocked surprise at the sound of my voice

“What the hell? How did you get in here?” I ignored her and n of blood, no obvious injury when I ranlike a leaf and rubbing her hands hard enough to remove the skin It’s like she didn’t even hear me co h the next few seconds

“Gianna, baby, look at me” I was so scared the words were barely above a whisper My hand shook when I touched her hair I was only going to lift her head so that I could see her face, but her hair felt odd beneathwhite film on her beautiful black tresses

“What happened to your hair?”

“Gl-glue”

“So so loud I barely heard the story she told of going to take her shower and reaching for the shampoo only to cover the better part of the top of her head with glue

“Get dressed, co her state of undress, she tried covering herself with her ar glue Glue I can deal with Myahead to what needed to be done

“You can’t be in here I don’t understand how you even got in here” Once again, I ignored the mother as I helped Gianna up frorabbed the clothes she’d laid out there “Get out!” I stopped between the two of theet the