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Chapter Sixteen: The Dead Zone

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The sensation of falling didn’t end with a bone-shattering crash. Hell No.

Though I felt pain at first. The second was warmth. For a moment, neither made sense. All I could remember was the deafening rip of Silas’s hand gripping mine. Then falling. Falling from the roof canopy of the high-end commercial delivery section nestled in the alley. And yes I could vividly remember us dropping onto a snow-covered bed.

My breath was completely knocked out of my lungs as my memory flickered open.

When I
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