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"Fuck!" he snarled as Jafar ed to deliver an iron-hard fist to his jaw

"For shae," Jafar chided hi blow "I have told you, such disregard of decency will only bring you to a sad end"

"That or rin "Tell in to drea lives instead?"

Jafar paused, his eyes narrowing in affront His nostrils flared as solow in the odd, celadon green of his eyes That rage was the distraction Abrae and slammed his fist into Jafar’s jaw and followed it with a quick, striking knee blow to the groin

Jafar’s eyes widened in agony as he inhaled roughly A tight whistling sound spewed froht his shoulders and slaht to his face, sla hiht by one of his rin and threw his commander back into the fray

Abram didn’t have the time or ability to draw this little battle out He could hear the low hu in stealth mode, much closer than he had anticipated Within minutes the extraction team would be in place and ready to collect thee, so he had never accomplished as a boy and assumed he would never accomplish as an adult With fists, feet, and another knee to both the groin and to the stoe snarl of triued and torn as he stared down at Jafar "This time it mattered more thanharsh and labored, his face bloodied, his odd green gaze strangely amused despite the pain that filled it

"Be careful, cousin," Jafar warned, his voice low "To alloo flashed in Jafar’s eyes, soe as he cut the words off

"Be careful, Jafar Without it, you beco to face in thetohere Paige and Tariq waited

There wasn’t a second’s warning Tariq’s eyes widened, Paige cried out in fear, and the feel of cold steel against his neck stopped hi in his chest as much as for himself "You used to be a s Abram had expected Jafar to reiven word

"I used to be s, cousin," Jafar said softly "Many hard lessons have taught ainst Abrae’s

Terror filled the emerald depths as her tears washed over her cheeks Tariq stood behind her, forcibly restraining her fro the distance

She would have run to hi she could do, and that there was a high chance she could have been harmed, still, she would have run to him

"Jafar, please, don’t do this," she cried out in horror Abrao back," Abra "I can’t go back, Jafar You know this"

"Return or die," Jafar snarled "I cannot afford to allow you to leave at this time, Abram You know this"

"You have no choice Accept it," Abraive that vow You and Azir have lost this game"

"Perhaps I’ll put the blade to your lover’s throat, Jafar suggested ly "Then would you do as I need you to do?"

Abram almost paused at the way the other man phrased his words

Almost

"You would have to killas I live"

"Easily done" His arm tensed as the blade pressed harder

"You owe e screamed out furiously, her voice raw and hoarse as Tariq was forced to hold her back