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Doing as commanded,to see clearly Dark shadows played before my eyes until they revealed a face… It was a familiar face; I knew that beautiful face

"Lilah? You there, baby?" his deep southern drawl rasped

I darted my attention around the room, dark walls, wooden floors… It was fa the linen This linen was familiar; I knew this linen

"Baby?" My eyes beheld a pair of blue eyes They were familiar; I knew those beautiful eyes I was not in the fire… I ah my throat like razor blades My hands covered the skin of my neck as if they could soothe the flesh inside

"Here," a soft fe before ely colored blue eyes cah the action looked pained

"Sister, I am sorry… I am so, so sorry…" she cried

I could not speak Too numb to even move my lips

"They wanted me," Mae cried "They were ordered to take me… Rider--Prophet Cain--"

"Wants us all back," a quiet voice froers wrap around mine "That is true, is it not, sister? They want all three of us back with our people"

Maddie My Maddie ith ladness, but I lacked e had left‘yes’ to her question And she should It was true

Ky sat down on the bed and pushed the long strands of hair back from my forehead "Baby…" He trailed off, and I saash of pain ghost across his face "Those perverts… what they did to you…"

Lifting ht it down to his lips Ky stared at est time Then his hands fisted and pulled from mine as he jumped to his feet "FUCK! I can’t deal!"

Maddie leapt fro, she fled for the door I watched hier, and tried to sit up White-hot pain sliced down ritted my teeth