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Chapter 93: Remembrance of Bravery
“Logan?”
It was a while before Dorian's voice penetrated the thick haze of agony. He raked his claws through the ashes. Have to find her. Four days he had searched this site. Four endless days without sleep or sustenance. Four days without a reprieve from the pain that ate through him like acid.
"Logan?"
Logan reluctantly dragged his eyes from the ash and looked at Dorian without much interest. But Dorian's eyes were shining, his tail dancing with joy behind his head. He turned his communicator around and showed Logan the image playing on the screen, a video of Ellis, speaking to a woman he did not recognize. A blazing sword of pain plunged through his chest and he looked at Dorian uncomprehendingly.
Why would Dorian show him Ellis's image when he was—
He froze. His eyes widened. He checked the date stamp. Checked it again. Looked up at Dorian without being able to breathe, to blink.
"She's alive," Dorian said. The two most
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