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: Death an

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before the n

ierced through the fog of anguish that obscured my vision and took on a ruthless, cutting look. The b

hardly raise my

s on yourself, Aria." Under the faint moonlight, the sword

ld see just the outlines of what was there. Even though I could feel

ng breath,

ddess was c

-not

eyes again. Expecting to see the deadly wound, my hands spran

urrounded by artifacts from a past li

ld drapes that hardly blocked the moonlight and a broken mirror over the dresser. I dan

ible," I said, m

by the atrocities I had experienced, my mirror gazed back at me. I recognized the face fo

notic

on my neck, gl

ed me down, that mark ought to have disappeared.

relationship that had doo

e edge of the dresser. The treachery, the sorrow, and the i

voice crackin

ed by a knoc

e you ok

ed younger, less weighed down by th

and swallowed hard. Yes, I called back

te oversized sweater, the same one she wore every day as a t

r eyes glimmering with worry. "

dded. "I'm all right. G

. "Don't be too slow. Alpha Marcus becomes irritated when ind

ned over. I had first met Darius's gaze

door snapped shut behind Cassie. I was trying to piece

y living. I

apsed and before I died, the Moon Go

ver,

us was here, too, if I was. I was suddenly seized with cold horror at the prospec

d shook my head.

back at my mirror, but this time I didn't see the girl who had put her blind faith in de

said, "This time, I'll destro

I was speaking. Was I destined to make the s

again disturbed

, her voice muffled, "Aria." "The

od bec

ne Pack. Da

my fists. Already, fate was at work, draw

t

posure before grabbing a coat off the

f before snatching a coat from t

he soft whispers of voices from the assembly beneath. Each step I

un. I wouldn

confro

m the Moonshine and Golden Claw packs crowded the mai

ught sigh

horn,

As I recalled, his presence was authoritative and fascinating. However,

nd rapacious grin a

voice low and tinged with

stopped

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