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me?" he hissed thr

a crushing wave, screaming at every

heek until I tasted bloo

up to meet his seething glare. "You only ever

less laugh, rubbing the

hal gaze turned toward the girls. "I'll snap their necks r

oting toward Juliett

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nto his back wit

rashed into the old wooden table, splinterin

d from the doorway,

ere inches from J

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untamed fire that lived in Diego's own. Without hesi

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sharp granite tor

old, Diego jerked his head aside on pure instinct. The sto

ched the thin line of bloo

chest as he reached down to ri

moment, Adell

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e heavy pot directly into the bac

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like a blacksmith's

ith a sickening jolt, sending his massive frame cr

rds' faces vanished. Utte

not a sin

pillar, I launched mysel

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th my heel and landed silent

at from behind. My right hand drove a slender, silver-coated nee

my heaving breaths. "This needle is coated in twilight-root venom. So muc

nt rigid

nst his most vulnerable artery-the one metal t

roat?" he ground out, trembli

the tiniest bit harder. "I'd gladly r

led them both behind cover, the two of them sti

murderous haze in his eyes shifted into som

e'd exiled five years ag

predator every bit as

ands away from his weapo

corner of his mouth twitching into a grim, almo

my tower." I kept the needl

once more. His piercing golden gaze raked over my face,

urned on his heel and stro