Deep into a dying day
I took a step outside
an innocent heart
Prepare to hate me,
fall when I may
This night will hurt you
like never before
Old loves, they die hard
Old lies, they die harder…
I wish I had an angel
For one moment of love
---Nightwish
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Jae tried to rip her arm out of Elder Raith’s grip, but the vampire’s strong, iron-hold was impossible to break free from. If she wanted to get nasty with Tate’s father by using magic, that would be a whole other outcome. But for the moment, she allowed him to pin her there at the edge of the polished circular plate, watching Tate and Sam square off with what Elder Raith identified as a Cherub.
“Are you sure it’s a Cherub?” Jaelyn asked the vampire. Lincoln, Audrey, and Xiang rushed to the ring’s lip, toing the invisi
