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en next but the pissed off look the fiery girl from before had on suggested I would live. I had taken everything Jonas had said with a grain of salt. How was a girl even to believe th

possibly the most dangerous of the trio had a ring on his thumb with the insignia of a crow. Jonas, the second one wore a jacket, faded old jeans, and boots. His most distinct feature was the jarring scar spread across his cheek t

ren't thinkin

direction of the voice. This witch w

ng my attention back at the two men

son sighed, giving me a nervous smile. I

right before 'underworld g

try to put your jealousy in wraps. You

at fucked up shit was taking place but if she wanted

pha Devin." Ker

ate

me outside. God knows breathing eluded me for a while as I took in the jarring sight in front of me. All the while I was in the bathroom, I thought I was in some house but the bathroom was only a shed. I was in the middle of nowhere and all that surrounded me was giant trees. The pines and

out knowing he looked exactly like the monster that pulled me out of my life but that did not stop me from going for his neck once the vehicle was out of sight. I visualized my karate chip and fired. Without looking backward, he caught my hand and twist

s gaze through the driver's mirror. He

you try to attack me as

ched at him. "It is pretty normal to

ncomfortable silence b

ould not have done that. My plan is to prot

d been able to think about was how I couldn't surrender. I had to keep on fighting. Sitting quietly was the worst thing I could do. It would only

s matching physical beauty come into sharper focus. It was an enchantment that even his scar couldn't Mar. In fact, the imperfection brought the rest of his perfection into a clear contrast

hat or who you are or whatever you people seem to be doing. I have no interest in being a

ple were omnipresent. It hadn't escaped my notice that perhaps the man in front of me was my only safe

For your sake and mine. Wh

mind for information but he was not getting a reply from my lips. This was not some polit

made him look demonic. Anger twisted his features in a gruesome tableau of barely contained violence. It was like a feral animal was trying to force its way out of its cages. Before I could rea

. You keep showing me attitude and see where it leads you. I can make your

of reaction different from the one I was putting up. I wanted to beg for my life but I couldn't s

we cl

tarted the car. I coughed violently as I struggled to get air back into my lungs. Jason appeared uncon

n." He said."Wh

de." I m

s that

ipped at his skin, but the reality was more muted. I

a." He co