Quaid surged forward before Pain could reach me, arms locking around her and holding her tight. She screamed and snarled her rage, thrashing against him as he grunted with the effort to control her.

I spun back to my demon, even more desperate than before. "You have to come back," I said. "We need to fix this."

Her flat amber eyes smoldered with quiet rage. "One more reason for me to stay put," she said. "Take your damned Sidhe magic and leave me alone."

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