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Nothing happened No one moved I bit back a wave of despair

"Did you bind her yet?"

"Yes Of course," Luciana said "We’ll start now"

So filled the rooic before Luciana said anything Her spell seeped under h the cotton stuffed in ainst the bonds, but whatever they werefor a Were--or at least this Were--to break

It was like sli under gled It felt like I was getting bit by astarted and then it was all I could do to breathe

I was being sucked dry All

A hand held each of er than the other

I didn’t understand the words, but I could feelto Mr Hoel My bruja to Luciana

The hands let go of me and I thrashed as much as my bonds would allow I didn’t care as they bit into my skin

The sot louder

Tears rolled downunder my skin Like I was on fire inside

I screaood The sound wasBut I couldn’t stop So much pain

Suddenly the roo

Hands unchained ed across the floor A door shut, and I was sobbing Unable to stop

My poere gone I could feel the Like they’d chopped off my arm I felt dead inside Drained No more

They’d taken a piece of ht I’d die there That I would never get to go hoain Never see my brother

And Dastien

There were so s I wished I could do That I wished I’d done And now, here I was Tied up All my powers drained In the dark

It was a while before asps slowed Before I could think clearly It could’ve been s

I was alive

I had to get out of here

And I had to stop Mr Hoel and Luciana No matter what Even if I started a war Even if it outed us all to the humans Even if it cost me my life and the lives of others