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“How about this one?”
Arwin glanced at the book Zachary was holding out to him before shaking his head. “I have already tried that spell.”
“There has to be another.”
“There is not.”
“There has to be! You had to do one f*****g thing!” Zachary snapped. “I thought elves didn’t let their lifemates get hurt,” he muttered.
Arwin's jaw clenched. He was not supposed to let it happen, he had been so distracted by the vampires, he did not stop to realise that this was exactly what Gadiel would do. After Nora’s disappearance, they searched for Balin, the guard that was supposed to be outside of the room’s door to keep watch over Nora, but he was found slain not far from the palace. It had been clear that someone placed him there, probably the vampire that had killed him. That led to
