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I gave Eli a quick kiss and said, “Stay here with Ronan I’ll go get Baby, okay?”

Eli nodded numbly and smiled “Thank you, Mav”

I kissed his forehead and then got out of the car I glanced overin the open doorway of the SUV trying to draw in enough air to keep hie Since ht away But when I glanced up towards Eli’s apartht of the wide open door A spray of bright red blood was spattered across the doorframe

“Ronan!” I shouted as I pulled un from my waistband I didn’t look to see if Ronan heardacross the sht behind him was Eli I didn’t bother to see where Jace and Caleb were because I needed to focus so I raised un and scanned the inside of the apartment Ronan reached me just as I started to enter the apart I saas a body face down on the floor, a pool of blood beneath it There was another body on the far side of the loveseat and I could see the ht and scanned the apart on the ground next to souns on him as Ronan yelled at him to raise his hands

“Ronan!” the guy shouted “He can’t breathe”

I knew the gravelly voice before the lance over his shoulder at us

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The relief at seeing our tea over another body Ronan was alreadyrab Eli the second he ca into the apartment

“What happened?” he yelled as he looked around and then saw the dead bodies on the floor “Baby!” he said frantically as he searched the apart I felt Eli’s relief at the sight of his pet The ani cuts on his side but seeet up when he saw Eli Instead, he stayed exactly where he was lying next to the twoto help the third man

“Who-” Eli started to say when he spotted the man on the floor, but then he went silent for a second when he recognized who it was

“Brennan?” he whispered “Brennan!” I held Eli back as he tried to get to his friend

Jace caun drawn and Caleb behind him “Clear the apart on and then grabbed Caleb’s hand in his and dragged him back towards Eli’s bedroom

“Brennan!” Eli screaain and when Ronan shifted, I saw blood covered the young man’s stomach

“Ronan,” I called, needing et Eli the hell out of there