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It suddenly becaone down three htly, painfully, within his grip, she refused to aze Afraid of what she’d see

Skye’s thoughts continued to whirl into a tornado of panic When had her life taken such a header directly into the shithouse?

She could feel tears once ht of her father, dead, and Finn iven their lives in order to protect the portal

Fucking ht None of theuar that stood before her

Skye welcoer that suddenly erupted froer’s, and she fed on it, closing off her mind and her emotions

They would not win She would find a way out of this situation She would find the portal Alone

And she would seal it

Only then would she be able to rest And God knows, she was so very tired

“Is it true?” Jagger asked harshly, his fingernails clawing at her flesh

Skye ignored the pain, doing her best to keep her face neutral There was no way she’d let them see how upset and rattled she was

She rean to shake her so hard that she began to see stars What was the point? It’s not like he’d believe her anyway

“Stop it!” the older gentle order, because she sure as hell owes us some answers”

Jagger let her go and this time she did lose her balance, unable to stop herself froround The tender skin on her knees took the brunt and she bit down on a groan as her aching body protested Her head was pounding and she began to see white spots floating in the air

She was so very hungry and thirsty

A wave of dizziness caught her off guard and she sucked in a deep breath, fighting the nausea that accompanied it She closed her eyes for a few seconds, aware of the rury words, orders barked, but she paid no mind