Chapter 68

"I can barely move. The air is so heavy."

"He's here, isn't he."

"He is, but..." I shook my head. "I have my slayer powers back, but I can't block this out. He's either getting stronger or this is something else."

Eddie's eyes narrowed. "Like the Necron Brotherhood."

"A last-ditch effort to do me in. I'm sure of it. Paul's just pissed that he has to go through all this trouble. He's wasting his power instead of saving it up to open that trapdoor because he's a fucking cocksucker. Eddie," I growled, staring up at him, "I will kill him."

"I have no doubt," he said, catching a few angry tears sliding down my cheeks. "But first do you think you can get up and walk? Do you want me to carry you?"

Even though that sounded like heaven, to be tucked away safely in Eddie's arms, I shook my head. "I have to finish my patrol. And I have to show him and everyone else that he can't keep me down. It's time for him to cry, not me."

"It's okay for you to cry."