Clare by the collar of her shirt a
ut the golden flash in her eyes made his stomach churn with nausea. He needed
are out the
ps immediately began to hit her face and arms. She pushed herself
. She held a steaming mug of coffee in bo
neered. She walked down the steps, h
Clare and kicked h
r side. The physical pain was
unity stood on their porches. They watched wi
e the fear he felt in the basement. He picked u
o look at me like
life flashed behind her eyes again. She remembered the feeling of her bones
Her fingernails dug de
. It matched the rhythm of the falling rain. As her a
fee mug right out of Kayleigh's hands. The ceramic shattere
gh shrieked,
ised the wooden branch high a
ed bright in her irises. She focused all the he
g crack sp
e them spun into a ti
clouds. It moved faster than the eye could track. It
antly turned
rdling scream. His entire body convulsed. The force of the strike lift
rose from his blackened, blistered palms. The smell
l backward onto her rear,
Some crossed themselves. They backed away int
oked at Enoch's twitching body. Her breathing was perfectly steady. She fel
trembling finger at Clare.
rom her clothes. She took one slo
ard on her hands and fee
ice echoed in Clare's mind. Do
en light to fade from her eyes. She slumped her shoulders,
his side, clutching his ruined hands to
mble of large engines echoed down the mountain road. Black SUVs
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