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And her betrayal cut hiht reject him or try to kill him, but his mom was one woman he kneould never betray hiardless

He gave her hand a light squeeze "You’re doing it, Moht?"

"Definitely" She leaned her head down on top of his and gave hi little soldier I love you, Nick More thanfor you"

"I know I feel the same way"

She kissed his head, then released hiet theet a broken heart ain, she put away the ice crea to watch some reruns I’d love to have you join ely, he did In fact, he couldn’t think of anything better than putting his head down in her lap and having her baby hiht

You’re too old for that

Maybe, but no one would know, and it wouldhis stomach not hurt so much

As far back as he could reot, he’d always be her baby Now he understood what that meant It wasn’t just for her There were tiain Needed to know that there was someone out there who did love them, nowhenever life coldcocked theo, hisstupid that causes her to die…

He winced as he remembered that one detail that Ambrose had dropped on his head

I have less than ten years to stop it

While that ht seem like a lot of time, he kneasn’t Ti to think about that tonight, he finished off his sundae and rinsed out the bowl before he took the trash out for her even though she’d told hi outside alone this late at night For all her ferocity, she was still a tiny woman ould be an easy mark for someone like the ani her

After putting a fresh bag in the can, he joined his mother on the couch She was already curled up under the thick, fluffy pink blanket he’d given her for Mother’s Day last year For some reason, she was forever cold Nick sat down, then leaned over, onto his side so that he could place his head in her lap

His mom immediately put her hand in his hair and stroked his scalp So him feel better "I’"

She kissed his head, then handed hiirl shows Just don’t find us so to do with the supernatural"

Gee, thanks, Moiven birth to

Would it matter? Would she hate hiain, he didn’t want to chance it Ambrose had already warned him that when he’d told their mother the truth about his birth in a former life, she hadn’t handled it well

Not that he blamed her There were times when he faced it that he wanted to run into a corner and cry like a kindergartener himself

And unlike her, there had been a time when he’d hoped vampires and shapeshifters were real

Let’s hear it forin the air He glanced up as the sensation spread through his body like a harbinger, stirring his powers so that whatever it was didn’t catch him unawares

The invisible protection sylowing His mother couldn’t see the inhuet to him

Thank you, Menyara… He didn’t want to conteodht overhead As if the being was testing the he’d heard earlier? The harvester out to get hi to finish hi for sure, and never had he been rateful to Menyara for her overly cautious ways In fact, he was going to sleep tonight with his little bag of gris-gris she’dhis eyes, Nick used what little powers he’d learned froet in For a full ht, it was like the sun was shining in the room

Then it went away as quickly as it’d come

His heart pounded What are you?

Ti to have Kyrian’s or Ash’s abilities They didn’t have to take crap from anyone

And one day, I will have those powers, too

No Not true His Malachai abilities would make a mockery of theirs… He couldn’t wait to wield theer backfired on hiht finished in his mind than he heard someone whisper in his ear

Be careful what you wish for…

You justdown the hall toward his English class, Nick barely had time to brace himself before Casey latched on to his arm like Velcro

"Hey"

She scowled at him "Hey? Is that the best you can do? Really?" She tsked at him "You look awesome in your football jersey, by the way"

Man, he hated coe, especially when they ca to speak to hirinned at him and swished her hips to show off the white panels on her pleated black and gold cheerleader skirt "I know, right?"

No one could ever accuse her of having low self-esteeeous

Out of nowhere, Stone grabbed the front of his shirt and body slammed hi, Gautier?"

Nick shoved him back "I ain’t your ’ho, boy And you ain’t my pimp You don’t knock me around I know you’re attracted toat him

Nick ducked and came up with a punch that would have laid the punk out cold had Caleb not grabbed Stone and jerked him back one nanosecond before Nick’s fist slammed into his jaw