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He lifted it with a growl "Move," he said, his voice edged with a hard warning

"No" I couldn’t stop the evidence of eround my teeth as I lay on Reyes Soaked with blood, his body was still like an inferno, hot, vital and alive His heart beat underneathyou do this"

He took astep forward and lowered his hood so I could see the hard lines of his face "You don’t understand ill happen if they find me, if they take"They’ll torture you They’ll use the key to get onto this plane But--"

"It’s not that simple"

That was simple? "Then what? Just say it"

He worked his jaw, reluctance radiating off him Finally, he said, "I’m like you I’m the key"

"I know I understand that"

"No, you don’t" He rubbed his forehead with a gloved hand "Just like you’re the portal into heaven--" He dropped his head as though ashaet ahold of yback to get onto this plane"

I took aIt was hard to believe We were so ined Both keys Both portals One to heaven and one to hell Like a h h you And the first thing they’ll do is hunt you down They’ll have a way out of hell, and with you, they’ll have a way into heaven Now, move, or I’ll move you"

He would do it, too He would et to his body I felt such desperation when I looked up at hiony So I raised my hand and spoke

"Rey’aziel, te vincio"

He stopped, his eyes widening in disbelief

"That’s right," I said when he gazed at me in question, "I bind you"