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He chuckled, exchanged glances with the Goetz brothers then sneered at me, his arms crossed. I waved my hand and the first chair sailed through
the air. Pow. It hit the wall, right where the three of them had stood a second ago. The metal legs twisted then the chair crashed to the floor. Gavyn
and his men reappeared to my right.
Are you nuts to pick a fight with me? Gavyn snarled. Do you know who I am?
A bonehead who won t listen to reason. If anything happens to Bran, I ll hold you responsible.
His eyes narrowed, and for a moment, I thought I got to him. Try and hit me again
I missed him by a breath. Someone tried to stop the chair, but I was faster, my psi stronger.
Let me get her, one of the twins growled.
I smiled but on the inside, I wondered if I was getting in way over my head. There were three of them against me. No, Bran was worth it. Bring it on,
short stuff.
Twin One locked on the still dangling chair and pushed. I resisted. The chair moved toward them. I felt the pressure in my head when his brother
joined. Trying not to panic, I pushed some more. The chair kept moving toward them. Their eyes widened. I was stronger than both of them. If I
wasn t worried about Bran, I would have grinned. I wasn t even exerting myself. I looked at Gavyn.
Someone lured your brother away from here with a lie. Find out what s going on. He didn t respond. I couldn t tell what he was thinking, didn t dare
lock on his thoughts to find out. Did you hear me? I snapped.
No one tells me what to do, he snarled then a chair lifted and whipped through the air. It wasn t coming toward me or the chair locked in the tug-of-
war between me and the demon twins. It was headed for Kylie and the jocks, still frozen at the back of the class.
Keeping my hold on the other chair, I raised my hand and stopped the one Gavyn threw before it hit the students. I brought both chairs down and
glared at him. You could have hurt her.
He sent a scathing glance at the students. So? She s human. Damned fools. Amazing what these were willing to sacrifice to win a game. So many
of them, so many opportunities. Don t get too attached to pawns, Guardian, or you ll always lose.
I stepped forward. Give them back their souls, Gavyn.
He stepped back. I don t have them& yet. Just bought their services for this little game we re playing, just like I will buy others. One of the Goetz
brothers mumbled something. Remember what I said, Guardian. Send my brother home, and I ll leave you alone. Don t, and you ll be sorry.
I already told you, he s miss
What s going on, Lil? Remy snapped from behind me.
My head whipped toward the door. Remy, Sykes, Kim and Izzy stood in the doorway.
Are you crazy? You ve frozen everyone in the building, Kim added.
I pointed at the corner of the room at Gavyn and his men. The demons. They& they used these football players to attack my friend. And Bran s
missing. He s in danger. I tried to tell Gavyn, but he wouldn t listen. He hates me
Sykes gripped my arms and shook me. Whoa, slow down. What demons? he asked.
I glanced back at the corner where I last saw Gavyn and the Goetz brothers. They were gone.
18. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Gavyn and the Goetz twins were here, I stressed, blinking hard to stop the tears from falling. Times like this I hated the fact that my tear ducts were
tied to my emotions. Remember? Bran got a message that the twins were dead and that Gavyn was being blamed for it. It s a lie. They re alive.
Really? Kim asked.
I bristled, not liking the way she said that one word or how the others looked at me as though I d lost my mind. I shrugged off Sykes hands and
leaned against the wall for support. I was shaking. Yes. I spoke with them just seconds ago. They& were& here. I pulled out my amulet from under
my top. Look at the stone. It s still warm and glowing.
They all stared at the stone. That they needed proof to believe anything I said hurt.
Silence followed.
Did they believe me now? Sykes and Remy s expressions were blank. Kim and Izzy walked past me to the frozen scene inside the band room.
They circled the motionless students and murmured among themselves. I still wasn t good at linking and only caught snippets of their thoughts.
Freezing people& my powers& not fair.
Isn t he supposed to be in some demon jail or something? Izzy added.
I nodded. For the Goetz twins disappearance. Yet they were here with him.
The bastard is playing games, Sykes said, drawing my attention.
He s not. Bran believed his brother was in trouble, I snapped.
I meant Gavyn. He lured Bran away, and now he s messing with you, Sykes explained.
I shook my head. Gavyn doesn t know Bran s gone. That s why he was here. He promised to keep coming after my friends until Bran goes home. I
tried to tell him he wasn t here, but he wouldn t listen to me. My voice ended in a sob, which only ticked me off.
Then someone in the demon world is up to something, Sykes muttered.
Yep, and we re caught in the middle, Remy added.
I blinked at his choice of word. We?
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