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"Don’t you ever frighten ain"

"He didn’t die," I said, still stunned by the recent events "I twisted a blade in his heart, but he didn’t die"

"Like he said, situs inversus" At my confused expression, Bones went on "Means he was born with his organs backward, so his heart was on the right That’s what saved his life before, but he shouldn’t have admitted it while I could hear him"

I hadn’t known such a condition existed Note to self: Learnlot, but the only vaathered around the side of the nightclub Onlookers, I thought in amazement Had they stood there the whole time and just watched?

Fear leapt in me "Where’s Tammy?"

"I ran her inside after the car blew up," my mother said "She’d be safe in there, you said"

And then she’d come back outside to face a pack of hit men Tears pricked my eyes even as Bones smiled at her

"You saved my life, Justina"

She looked embarrassed, and then scowled "I didn’t know if you were finished getting that knife out of Catherine I couldn’t let hihter was okay"

Bones laughed "Of course"

I shook e, but that was okay I loved her anyway

Verses walked out of Bite with Tammy at his side Fro

"It’s over," I told her

Ta profound and co, but all I could do was repeat, "It’s over"

At least Tammy wouldn’t remember any of this No, her memories would be replaced with one where she’d been sequestered by boring bodyguards provided by her father’s foro into adulthood without the burden of knowing there were things in the night no average huainst She’d be norive her

"You fought on the premises," Verses stated

Bones let out a snort "You noticed that, did you, mate?"

"Maybe if you wouldn’t have stood there and done nothing while ere ambushed, your precious premises would still be in one piece!" my mother snapped at Versus "Don’t you have any loyalty? Bones said you were a friend!"

Verses raised his brows at her withering tone, then cast a glance around at the parking lot Vampire bodies littered the area, one of the cars was still on fire, and various others were smashed, ripped, or dented

"I am his friend," Verses replied "Which is why I’ll let all of you leave without paying for the daes"

"He doesn’t sound like we’ll be welco here during the rest of our vacation to explore all those private areas"

Bones’s lips brushed my forehead "Don’t fret, luv I know another club in Brooklyn I think you’ll really fancy"

The End