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She'd killed my friend, shot him dead in the desert, broken Lily's heartShe'd put my family in
dangerAs long as she lived, she was a danger to themTo Ian, to Jamie, to JaredShe would do
everything in her power to see them all dead
That's more like itelanie approved of this train of thought
But if she dies, and I could have saved her if I'd wanted to? who am I then?
You have to be practical, WandaWhose side are you on?
You know the answer to thatAnd that's who you are, Wanda
But? but what if I could do both? What if I could save her life and keep everyone here safe at
the fake gucci same time?
A heavy wave of nausea rolled in my stomach as I saw the answer I'd been trying to believe
didn't exist
The only wall I'd ever built between Melanie and me crumbled to dustAnd then screamed,NO!
The answer I must have known I would findThe answer that explained my strange
premonition
Because I could save the SeekerWhat had
Kyle said? A life for a life
The Seeker stared at me, her dark eyes full of venom
CHAPTER 50
Sacrificed
The Seeker scrutinized my face while Mel and I fought
No, Wanda, no!
Don't be stupid, MelYou of all people should see the potential of this gucci shoulder bags choiceIsn't this what
you want?
But even as I tried to look at the happy ending, I couldn't escape the horror of this choiceThis
was the secret I should die to protectThe information I'd been desperate to keep safe no matter
what hideous torture I was put through
This was not the kind of torture I'd expected: a personal crisis of conscience, confused and
complicated by love for my human familyVery painful, nevertheless
I could not claim to be an expatriate if I did thisNo, I would be purely a traitor
Not for her, Wanda! Not for her!Mel howled
Should I wait? Wait until they replica mulberry roxanne handbags catch another soul? An innocent soul whom I have no reason to
hate? I'll have to make the decision sometime
Not now! Wait! Think about this!
My stomach rolled again, and I had to hunch my body forward and take a deep breathI just
managed not to gag
?Wanda?? Jeb called in concernI could justify letting her die if she was one of those innocent soulsI could let
them kill her thenI could trust myself to make an objective decision
But she's horrible, Wanda! We hate her!
ExactlyAnd Ican'ttrust myselfLook at how I almost didn't see the answer?
?Wanda, you all right??
The Seeker glared celebrity chanel bag past me, toward Jeb's voice
?Fine, Jeb,? I gaspedMy voice was breathy, strainedI was surprised at how bad it sounded
The Seeker's dark eyes flickered between us, unsureThen she recoiled from me, cringing into
the wallI recognized the pose?remembered exactly how it felt to hold it
A gentle hand came down on my shoulder and spun me around
?What's going on with you, hon?? Jeb asked
?I need a minute,? I told him breathlesslyI looked straight into his faded-denim eyes and told
him something that was most definitely not a lie?I have one more questionBut I really need a
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