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CHAPTER 43
Arius suddenly stopped walking as a soft tingle ran down his spine. It wasn't something that happened that often, and he knew exactly who had done it. Lucius was in the area somewhere, but his presence felt weak. He was probably a good distance away from them right now. This is just great. What do I do now?
"Arius?" questioned Jaida as she and Mr. Owens stopped, glancing back at him. He couldn't say anything to her right now, but he didn't need to. She was easily able to interpret his expression.
Jaida turned to Mr. Owens, a bright smile on her face. She had to make up an excuse so she could talk to Arius in private for a moment.
"Um, Mr. Owens?" she began, drawing his eyes away from Arius. "I need to take care of something quick, so could you wait here?" He nodded, and Jaida ran over to Arius. "Come on," she told him as she walked into a nearby department store. "
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Jaida's eyes opened, but all she saw was a swirl of black feathers as the metal against her throat disappeared and the man's cold hand was removed from her stomach. She felt herself being pulled away, completely unsure of what was going on. She was suddenly pulled against something soft, and there was a firm arm locked around her shoulders, keeping her where she was.When she had finally stopped moving and her heart stopped racing, she took the time to figure out what had happened. She looked up and instantly relaxed a bit when she saw Arius' blood red eyes. They seemed to glow even in the dark. Right now he was shooting a death glare at the man he had recently punched out. However, he hadn't hit the man quite hard enough since he was getting back up. Arius kept his eyes on him, holding Jaida rather closely."Arius?" she questioned softly, drawing his eyes to her. He released her shou
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