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Banshee ’s heart.
With a bare widening of her pink - tinged eyes, the Banshee slid to the ground, her teeth clicking , as her body went into its death throes.
“Well done, Quinn , ” Aednat said, her hand touching my bad arm. I flinched , and swallowed hard against the nausea that was rising fast.
Luke ran to my side, his eyes catching mine. I gave him a small nod. “I’ll be okay, but what about Cora?”
The two of them shared a glance that I didn’t like, not one bit. As fast as my battered frame could move, I made my way over to the tree Cora had been slammed into.
Crumpled at the bottom was her twisted, still body, the neon blue and scarlet red already seemed to have faded.
“No , ” I whispered, falling to my knees and reaching out to touch her. “No, this wasn’t supposed to happen.”
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My fingers brushed the middle of her body as the tears that wanted to fall pooled in my eyes, my whole body quivering in disbelief. “I thought we were harder to kill , ” I said .
Not Cora, she wasn’t supposed to sacrifice herself for me. A part of me wanted to believe I could change this ; I forced my body to stillness , seeking out the power that resided in me. My hands rested on her coils . I gathered myself, already knowing the outcome. I wasn’t a healer, but that didn’t mean I wouldn’t try.
Pulse after pulse, I tried to bring her back , I truly did. H er body shivered under my hands as I pushed my power through her, but it was far too late, she was broken beyond repair. I lowered my forehead to the ground beside her to hide the tears. I didn’t want to share this moment with anyone, not even Luke , who had known Cora far longer than I had.
Luke crouched beside me, tears tracking down his face. He took my good hand and held it against his heart. “She was very, very old, Quinn. It’s why . . .”
“ … You didn’t want her to come here , ” I said, completing his sentence. T he reality that I was the cause of her death settl ed heav il y on me , weighing me down as nothing else could have .
H e nodded, then put my hand to his lips. “She did this because she cared for you, Quinn. She believed in you. Don’t let her death sidetrack you, don’t let it derail you from doing what you must.”
Anger bloomed and I opened my mouth to speak , but instead let out a cough, and spit a gob of black blood.
“Oh shit , ” Luke whispered , as he caught me around the waist . “Aednat!” h e yelled.
I blinked up at him, the world around me going fuzzy. I could barely make out Aednat as she came to stand in front of me .
“No! Has she been bitten? We cannot let her die, Aednat needs her! ” Then she cursed, and I would have giggled if I hadn’t been in so much pain. “ W e must stop it or she will go to the other side . It’s too dangerous , ” Aednat said, her voice seeming very far away though she stood right in front of me.
She crouched next to me , but I couldn’t see what she was doing and there was someone tugging on my arm.
I turned and the pain in my shoulder was gone. A woman stood where Cora’s body had lain. Brilliant red hair and deep, soulful eyes were set in a strong, yet very feminine face. She was clothed in a long blue dress that almost looked as if it were layered with scales.
“Hello, Quinn.” Her voice was Cora’s, but how? Then again, what did it matter except that she was here with me.
I threw my arms around her. “I knew you couldn’t be gone, not really.”
“You are dying, Quinn. But it is not yet your time , ” s he said, her hands smoothing down over my hair , and then cupping my face. “It is not yet your time. You must fight to live.”
What was she talking about? I wasn’t dying, I was standing right there, with her. She turned my head with her hands , and I saw my body . Luke was holding me tight, his blue eyes swamped with fear ; b lood trickled from my shoulder and a streak of black sludge dripped from my mouth.
Aednat crouched beside my
With a bare widening of her pink - tinged eyes, the Banshee slid to the ground, her teeth clicking , as her body went into its death throes.
“Well done, Quinn , ” Aednat said, her hand touching my bad arm. I flinched , and swallowed hard against the nausea that was rising fast.
Luke ran to my side, his eyes catching mine. I gave him a small nod. “I’ll be okay, but what about Cora?”
The two of them shared a glance that I didn’t like, not one bit. As fast as my battered frame could move, I made my way over to the tree Cora had been slammed into.
Crumpled at the bottom was her twisted, still body, the neon blue and scarlet red already seemed to have faded.
“No , ” I whispered, falling to my knees and reaching out to touch her. “No, this wasn’t supposed to happen.”
8
My fingers brushed the middle of her body as the tears that wanted to fall pooled in my eyes, my whole body quivering in disbelief. “I thought we were harder to kill , ” I said .
Not Cora, she wasn’t supposed to sacrifice herself for me. A part of me wanted to believe I could change this ; I forced my body to stillness , seeking out the power that resided in me. My hands rested on her coils . I gathered myself, already knowing the outcome. I wasn’t a healer, but that didn’t mean I wouldn’t try.
Pulse after pulse, I tried to bring her back , I truly did. H er body shivered under my hands as I pushed my power through her, but it was far too late, she was broken beyond repair. I lowered my forehead to the ground beside her to hide the tears. I didn’t want to share this moment with anyone, not even Luke , who had known Cora far longer than I had.
Luke crouched beside me, tears tracking down his face. He took my good hand and held it against his heart. “She was very, very old, Quinn. It’s why . . .”
“ … You didn’t want her to come here , ” I said, completing his sentence. T he reality that I was the cause of her death settl ed heav il y on me , weighing me down as nothing else could have .
H e nodded, then put my hand to his lips. “She did this because she cared for you, Quinn. She believed in you. Don’t let her death sidetrack you, don’t let it derail you from doing what you must.”
Anger bloomed and I opened my mouth to speak , but instead let out a cough, and spit a gob of black blood.
“Oh shit , ” Luke whispered , as he caught me around the waist . “Aednat!” h e yelled.
I blinked up at him, the world around me going fuzzy. I could barely make out Aednat as she came to stand in front of me .
“No! Has she been bitten? We cannot let her die, Aednat needs her! ” Then she cursed, and I would have giggled if I hadn’t been in so much pain. “ W e must stop it or she will go to the other side . It’s too dangerous , ” Aednat said, her voice seeming very far away though she stood right in front of me.
She crouched next to me , but I couldn’t see what she was doing and there was someone tugging on my arm.
I turned and the pain in my shoulder was gone. A woman stood where Cora’s body had lain. Brilliant red hair and deep, soulful eyes were set in a strong, yet very feminine face. She was clothed in a long blue dress that almost looked as if it were layered with scales.
“Hello, Quinn.” Her voice was Cora’s, but how? Then again, what did it matter except that she was here with me.
I threw my arms around her. “I knew you couldn’t be gone, not really.”
“You are dying, Quinn. But it is not yet your time , ” s he said, her hands smoothing down over my hair , and then cupping my face. “It is not yet your time. You must fight to live.”
What was she talking about? I wasn’t dying, I was standing right there, with her. She turned my head with her hands , and I saw my body . Luke was holding me tight, his blue eyes swamped with fear ; b lood trickled from my shoulder and a streak of black sludge dripped from my mouth.
Aednat crouched beside my
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