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Don’t have the patience for this

Sighing, Keeley released another stream of power, crushed the creature into a ball and flattened him like a pancake Tiny metals parts flew in every direction

Torin’sher attention He was close!

Come out, come out wherever you are

As she sniffed, she picked up the scent of three other prisoners, as well Two ue until she tasted blood Who was the feirlfriend?

Probably He was too pretty to spend his nights alone

The thought annoyed her, but she couldn’t fathom why Unless Yes, of course Mari had been forever denied a chance at a happily-ever-after, so Torin should be, as well It had nothing to do with Keeley’s sizzling attraction to hie of tih another bad-boy phase Yes? Please?

But it was beco harder and harder to convince herself that Torin’s appeal centered around her desperation, that any ly Only one reen, each brighter than the last Only one ainst her skin?

Did he prefer a soft pressor a hard dee She--

Tripped on a strategically placed vine and stu, she heard another whoosh About fifty feet away a crossboas anchored to a branch that was connected to the vine She caught the arrow by the shaft before theheart

Well, well Another

Perhaps she needed to expand her Kill Torin plan Find hiirlfriend in front of him

In a word--perfect! Mari would have been proud

Keeley’s shoulder drooped, her chest aching all over again Actually, Mari would have scolded her for such a plot The girl would have said, her tone gentle, "Keeley, love, you yourself have killed many people, and every victim had a best friend left behind You know this Do not hate so the same sin And do notin the past It’s like quicksand and will keep you trapped Forgive and move on"

So wise, her Mari

Butcould Keeley allow Torin to walk away from the travesty he’d caused?

Can’t do it Just can’t

Her heart was broken Only vengeance would spackle the pieces together again

As she ht, she stepped onto a dilapidated board The center snapped and she fell, crashing into the bottom of a pit before she even realized what had happened Her ankle twisted, and her knees buckled Sharp pains exploded through her, but they were nothing she couldn’t handle