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35. Death By Fire
‘They had forgotten the first lesson, that we are to be powerful, beautiful, and without regret.’ -Anne Rice
Ember
I found another door that was closed and heard a lot of movement inside it. Killian and my dad both heard it also and stepped up beside me right as the door was ripped open from the inside. There we were met with a werewolf holding the hand of an elemental and two other elementals right behind them.
I instantly stepped in front of Killian and my father to protect them, building my temperature and power right away. These were Realm Assassins and the man looked like what everyone said Commander Ulric looked like.
The man I assumed was Ulric, unsheathed his sword and p
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