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Two Fla our bodies, whizzing and burning their way through us and back out "That hurts like heck, but it&039;s better than being dead," Eli growled "Ouch, quit that" The Fla beforeorders It hurt my eyes to look at thelish?" I asked thee sound, as if bells were being rung by a current of electricity

"Who fights overhead, and who&039;s winning?"

"Zzzadkiel and Holy Aon asss chained Without her wheel, Darknessss winsss" As they spoke, the sky darkened Clouds boiled, huge thunderclouds reaching for the heavens

"The sa up froripped the sapphire owl Taking a chance that the owl allowed increased communication to the wheels, I said, "Save the Mistress" And they were gone The air concussed, rushing to fill the vacuu like icicles bored into me Eli tensed with shared pain Careful not to look at the reuess you could find souys?" Flames popped away The icicles in my blood shattered and I shivered hard Once could be coincidence Not twice

"Crap in a bucket," Eli said into my ear, his voice hoarse with exhaustion and pain "What the hell are you? Neverup fro how to explain what I didn&039;t understand, and still dealing withthe wheels and the Fla it - I said, "I think so Yeah"

"Then let&039;s you and ht here under this rock until the war is over" He pulledmy side I hissed with pain "What?" he asked

I eased his are of the dobok top and peering atwound Instead, I found a blackened puncture site, deep enough to bury es around the cavity were raised and red, and pus trickled frootta hurt," Eli said Master of understatement

"Yeah It does" Not far froround I didn&039;t knoould happen if Forcas co me to him I looked at the et his eyes with your flae, watching the fight, considering "And you&039;ll be doing what?"

"Slitting his throat to keep hiy But I didn&039;t say it

"Binding? You?" He glanced atyou his?"

You are mine "Three words"

"Girl, is there any kind of trouble you can&039;t find?" Sighing, Eli said, "Let&039;s go then" I forced ether we crawled out froe I was so tired, so drained, I had to pull on the Trine for the energy to y to breathe I had to But I felt the pollution of its power Thethe aed me Or it could simply kill me But I couldn&039;t ht now

Eli spun his flamethrower forward, checked the apparatus with a critical eye, cocked it, and made eye contact with me "Come in behind me" In concert, we ran, me barely able to keep up with the huh trees, like the Gulf over the beach when the tide caht over stone I pulled ht together as if it were a dance - move forward, spray with fla up on the Darkness Raziel was locked in combat with it; we hit it froround In two feints, Eli had blinded Forcas, the Darkness roaring his fury and pain, his claws scoring Raziel&039;s sides, rocking back his head I raced inhis screa me limp with relief