Chapter Thirty-Four
Cass A sharp pain on my ear pulled me out of a deep sleep, and I hissed in a breath, reaching for the spot. My hand found Mick, who then chomped down on my exposed finger. “Ah! Mick, what is wrong with you?” I pulled my finger away and looked at it, watching it quickly heal. “Mick, my gods. There is lettuce in the fridge, I think, if you’re that hungry. Little monster—” Wait. Quickly heal? I looked back at the finger, and the small bite had disappeared. ‘Fool,’ Crux hissed with venom in my head. ‘Crux! You’re back!’ “Natalie! Crux is—” I felt for her in the bed, and my heart dropped like an iron weight into my stomach. ‘She’s gone. You’ve lost her.’ “Natalie!” I called her name more times than I could count, tripping down the spiral staircase. “Natalie!” I ran out to the S
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