rever. When I get to the bottom of the stairs I dart across the sitting room and charge toward the exit. I p

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raculously, it opens for me. My victory is short lived as I'm blinded. All I can hear is the ringing in my ears. A wolf's bane grenade had gone off. I squint my ey

nd on my knees and break my fall with my hands. I stare in shock as I find the head of my dearest friend, Gabriel. My throat dries and I choke with emotion,

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pushes up and the dead roll off. I gasp as black hair pushes up and out. My heart swells and a sob gets stuck in my throat as I watch him look around wildly. He's looking for me. When his eyes lock on mi

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rd me. I can feel his need and his relief as if it were my own. Our emotions linked as our hearts are. My brows furrow as I feel his shock and then his pain. Fran

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I can't look away from him as the sound of footsteps draw nearer. He drops something near my head and grabs a handful of hair. He starts dragging me and I hi