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Chapter 244

I stretched as far as I could for my tiptoes to remain on the ground, scrabbling at his fingers. "I don't know."

Malik's hold tightened. His hair was unkempt like he'd been running his fingers through it, his shirt buttoned incorrectly.

Blood rushed in my ears and my heart threatened to break free of my rib cage. I stared into his glittering eyes and saw death. So I did the only thing I could do: I kneed him in the balls as hard as I could.

Malik gasped a wheeze and dropped me.

Ignoring the red-hot agony blazing up from my injured ankle, I scramble-hopped back inside the door to our warded backyard, tripping safely behind it as Malik lunged.

He bounced off the invisible shield of the ward with a snarl. "Did you kill her?"

"I voided our deal." Or I carried it out in grand style. I had no idea.

"Things not go as planned? Poor petal."