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suddenly free as a burst of black smoke wound around my limbs and cleared away, leaving the world normal again.
    Halfway across the lot, I heard a distinct—and all too familiar—rumble.
    â€œOh God,” I whispered, halting in fear. After two excruciatingly long seconds I heard another growl rolling through the darkness.
    I bolted, digging my hands frantically into my pockets for my keys. Something heavy pounded the pavement behind me, but I was too terrified to look back. I pressed Unlock fifty times before I crashed into my car door. A giant, dark shape flashed in the corner of my vision, and I screamed and ducked just as an enormous paw raked its talons across the front fender of my brand-new car.
    I hit the ground, spilled my coffee and my bags, and looked up to face my attacker: a reaper, as big as the Audi, loomed over me with one paw on the hood of my car. It looked down on me, covering me completely in its shadow, blocking out the streetlight, its chest heaving with every breath. Its shaggy, dark fur gleamed an ugly charcoal color in the yellow light. The reaper was wolf shaped, just like the ones from my daydream and my nightmare the night before.
    â€œI have found you, Preliator,” the reaper said in a deep, husky, but oddly feminine voice. “And now you are mine .” She grinned a mouthful of fangs and snapped at me. I screamed and threw my arms over my head. The reaper laughed, her hot breath strangling me.
    A shadow zipped behind the reaper and suddenly shewas sent flying over the Audi. She landed and skidded across the pavement, digging her claws into the pavement and leaving white streaks behind.
    I lowered my arms and looked up to find Will standing over me. His skin beneath the tattoos on his right arm glowed brightly in the streetlight.
    â€œAre you hurt?” he asked, offering his free hand.
    I took it, staring at him dazedly, and he helped me up. “The cappuccino…It must be the caffeine….”
    Will grabbed my shoulder suddenly, threw me back against my car, and looked fiercely into my face. “Snap out of it, Ellie! Denial isn’t going to make the reaper go away!”
    â€œI can’t! I—”
    â€œStop saying you can’t! You can ! You must fight!”
    I wheeled around, bumping into Will as I searched for the reaper, who had vanished. I grabbed at Will’s shirt in terror, shuddering closer to him, my head whipping around wildly, desperate to find the reaper.
    â€œRelease her, Guardian!” Her voice rang out from somewhere unseen.
    Letting out a hoarse cry, I snapped my gaze up to see the reaper crouched on the roof of the Audi. Thick saliva dripped from her jaws, hitting the roof and sliding down the driver’s-side window.
    â€œOh, poor child,” the thing half cooed, half snarled. “She’s shaking. What’s the matter, girl? You were supposed to be a nightmare, but all I see is a whimpering little lamb.We don’t even need the Enshi. I’ll kill you myself.”
    Horrified, I scrambled away, but Will caught my arm.
    â€œAgain!” he cried out, slamming his palm into my forehead for the second time in as many days. The blast hit me, stronger this time, and the white light blinded me once more. The world shook and roiled, and I felt like I was trapped in the center of a tornado again. An eerie gust of wind spiraled around me, pulling my hair and body toward the sky. I squeezed my eyes shut, bracing myself. Will released me and I fell back, but his arm wound around my waist and pulled me to his chest. After a woozy moment I had the strength to stand on my own, and he let me go.
    When I opened my eyes, I called my blades and they appeared in my hands, growing magically from the pommel at the bottom of each of the helves to the tips of the blades. The simplest tug in my chest sent flames bursting from the swords, as if they came alight by my will alone. My power surged through me, and the creepy,