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Death, I said, I was thinking about death, I don't know why. I watched him move across the room toward the door. Incubus Dreams, I said. I trusted Nathaniel not to hurt me.

It was almost a line, as if once I finished with Avery, it would be someone else's turn. Bury us along with everyone we loved, everyone we'd vowed to protect. Clair gave him quick eye flicks, as if he made her nervous. There was suddenly a faint hum of energy coming off of Buzz.