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Blake glared at h that door I took a deep breath and I choked on a dry, hoarse sob "I don’t want to go with you! I don’t want to even hang out with you, Dee Go and leave me the hell alone"

"Dah "What’s going on? This…this doesn’t sound like you"

I pressed ainst the door Tears rolled downout with you Okay? I don’t want to be friends with you anymore So please leave me alone Go bother someone else I don’t have ti off the porch Blakethem cli, he rippedet over it," he said, pulling his cell out of his pocket

"No," I whispered, watching him type away on his phone "She won’t"

Since Blake was distracted by his phone, I saw my only chance As I tapped into the Source, there wasn’t a single part of e cloudedisted now There was no right, no wrong

A fierce wind howled throughout the house Pictures fro The cupboards rattled, doors swung open, and books toppled over

Blake whirled onthe phone, eyes filled with awe "You really are sort of aers ached with energy that crackled all through me I felt the tips of my feet leave the floor

He snapped the phone shut and threw out his hand The wind I was stirring kicked back on ht the force holding me back, but like with Beth, I couldn’t break it

"You haven’t been fully trained" Blake advanced on et ht aht his hand back toward hi had been attached to ht to hi but air "Tire yourself out It doesn’tthe rising tide of fury building inhis head to the side "Not yet, at least"

His phone dinged, and he flipped it open, s "Uncle Brian’s on his way It’s aly pulse around ain, and I felt each one ofit strength I zeroed in on Blake

He backed up, brows raised "Give it your best shot I’ll just throw it back on you"

Ashattered upstairs, the sound explosive and jarring I lifted ht shot down the stairs, breaking apart and heading straight for Blake One sht flickered out, and Dee took shape, her "

The other light crashed into Blake, sending hi ht off hilow, ht surrounded hiht

Dee shot forward, flickering out as she grabbed for Adam The pulse hit them and they froze Both took on their huht leaked froered forward, screa me down onto the floor

She was the first to collapse Blinking in and out, she cru to rise up on ain, but it didn’t even sound like ht came from his mouth, his eyes, and his ears His human body shuddered Liquid radiance dripped onto the floor He athed in light, but it flickered erratically He took a step forward, raising his hand

"No!" I screa Ada on the back ofhis knee into the center of my back "Dammit," he said hoarsely "Dammit!"

I couldn’t breathe

"I didn’t… I didn’t want that to happen," he said, bending over me His head pressed into my shoulder and his body shuddered "Oh God, I didn’t want to hurt anyone" He treh "Well, at least I knoasn’t either of them who healed you I’m pretty sure they’re both dead"

Chapter 31

The last time I’d cried this hard hen the hospice worker forcedhis final led to take his last breath

"She’s not dead," Blake said, sounding relieved "She’s still alive"

Blood and tearsht continued to flicker softly, but Adaer than a weak and faded lightbulb I could see the shape of his hands and legs His face wasn’t shapeless, and neither was the rest of his body It was like a pale, translucent shell of a human A network of silvery veins existed under the semi-transparent shell It reminded me of a jellyfish