Chapter 43: Philip Harrington vs. Troy ‘Travis’ Stanton~ The beat to his heart … Rescued by the warlock!

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“Come with me, child.” The white-haired man repeated. “They will kill you if you remain here. They don’t appreciate the gift that you have.” Then he’d turned to her angry and confused-looking father. “What you should have done was nurture her gift, help her channel it well. She doesn’t even know what she has. You fools don’t even know what she can do for you. And yet instead of finding out and helping her, you’re willing to take her life. Come, Mary.”

“No…” Her mother had screamed. “Leave my daughter for me.”

“And are you sure you can protect her?” The man had asked. “Those men were ready to burn her alive at your husband’s command. Think you can stop all these people?”

Mary’s mother had looked around with tears streaming down her cheeks and shaken her head sadly.