ked Erna's nervous system, dragging he

water burning her trachea, she grabbed the stone ed

et shroud. Drops of rain mixed with the wa

Her eyes locked onto Apollo. It was

he fingers pressing against his temple twitched. A su

He forced a cold smirk onto his face. "Your

legs across the slippery tiles, heading

massive, solid crystal ashtray. It glea

ezing, purple-tinged fingers

rled the solid block of crystal directly at Apoll

ave time to dodge. He instinctively

mashed brutally into the juncti

h

in. The custom fabric of his suit tore open in

o stumbling backward. Pain

ged forward like a rabid animal, r

all, a massive hand sho

round Apollo's wrist. It looked effortless, but it carri

in his wrist ground together, sending a shooting pain up h

ring a pitch-black tailored ov

ng indifference, but his dark eyes were

e powerful Warren family in Washing

ce of rotting garbage. He didn't even wa

is eyes instantly melted into a deep, suppressed a

he draped the thick fabric over her head and shoulders like a protective canopy, shielding her from the freezing rain

ocked Apollo's view of her, cre

twisted in fury. "Who the hell are you? Do you k

ed at Apollo the way a man looks at

simply raised his hand

pped out from the shadows, forming a

d, Cary bent down and sco

t, the last string holding her consciousn

, his long strides ea

of Erna's blood on the tiles. Another fragmented memory of Erna, covered in b