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ead. Plain, animal panic. But my feet? Th

a storm. You could smell the stink of bl

eel that power buzzing under my skin, that we

he first to

r from his belt. He looked so calm,

me, he tol

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ing around me, like they were

n rogue

he cut the wolf across the throat. Blood went flying. Be

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messing about. He fought like he meant it,

gues kept coming,

th

stopped to

ut jumped ou

tacking, jus

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id a slow, s

after Adria

wante

think, the rogue l

w up my hands. The shadows shot ou

bbed him, wrapping around his throat and slamm

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harp, and

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that

feeling of a b

ped into th

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harp face, chilling eyes, and that

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said, so quiet.

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ulsed, and Lucien

sn't

as h

exactly what h

red me more

and heavy, like ri

ake a sound on the blood-soaked ground. He didn't e

lmost thought you wouldn't make it

made me want to c

betting on me

his dagger still covered in bloo

usement in his eyes. Neither are you, W

htened, but he s

t, don't you?" He sounded almost soft, convi

yed s

I did

skin, that weird energy that came alive when

didn't

was te

r. You were never meant to be

ame twisted somethin

my name like he wa

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t like it mea

o mine, and I could

h

hrough the clearing,

ar, da

t

skipped

it. His smi

o he's finally trying to t

ter. He was rock solid. This isn't finished,

uckled. I

ped back into

to think when a figure

ha

caught in

ked th

res, those gold eyes

his face. He moved lik

d straig

ime, neither

ook a step

xan

aid my n

t looking away. "You

is face. I couldn't read

at him. "

hand through his hair.

ause I'm standing here, and it looks like y

jaw. "I didn't w

s hit me l

t move fo

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. "You don't know wha

cold

you talk

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w some

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pounded

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r meant to be

e I was go

erything I th

wasn't mean

what

wled throug

moment, I re

s meant to do, somethin