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Chapter 71
I was already clawing my back from the underworld when the witch let me go. It took me a while to realise what had happened. Where I was. At first, when I came back, the terror wouldn’t let go, and the sheer relief of finding myself back in the real world overwhelmed me, but now that I’ve gotten over it, all I feel is anger.
I stare up at Edric’s bloody face. “What happened?”
“I don’t know. You were basically catatonic--”
“No, I mean the blood--” I circle the air in front of my own face --“why are you bleeding?”
“Oh. When you called me, you were a little loud. It ruptured a blood vessel in my nose.” He wipes his face with his t-shirt and gives me a lopsided grin.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t even know that’s possible.”
“Neither did I. I suspect there was a bit of a magical punch in there too…I could feel your fear.”
He came, without question and without any reservations. He just came. Because I needed him. Just when I think I can’t lov
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