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Chapter 88: Superficial Scratches
Perhaps he should have been surprised, but wasn't. Nin saw more than those eyes of hers. "I saw Mitch kill Ellis. He broke her neck before I could reach them." What Logan did not describe was the look of fierce joy that had been on Mitch's face as he twisted Ellis's head to the side with a sickening snap, an expression that made his bones feel like ice when he thought of it.
“You do not have the gift of prophecy," Nin noted.
Logan scrubbed a hand over his face. "I think I'm glad for that. I'm not sure I want to know what the future holds for all of us."
"The price of our sins is to see those we love to suffer for them," Nin said. "I must tell you that I have failed in my duties by becoming emotionally attached. I should recuse myself, but I do not have the strength."
“I want you to stay with her. I trust you and only you with her safety,” Logan urged.
“So be it.”
Nin was silent. Logan admired her stillness. In s
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