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Fifty-Four † Shot to Hell
Calix would openly admit that when it came to humans and the stuff they did, he could be completely clueless. However, he would also proudly announce that he knew Kat wasn't happy.
She wasn't even remotely alright, no matter how many times she assured she was. The past couple of days had proved that.
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The civil, formal, and detached version of Calix was way worse than any post-argument treatment Kat had ever experienced, and that was saying a lot.Even now, after a couple of hours had passed, she still couldn't believe how quickly everything had gotten out of hand. It was a marvel, really, how she'd managed to destroy their bond in one blow. Now, he was giving her exactly what she'd asked for, which was space, and she hated every single moment of it. His curt, aloof manner not only translated into direct stabs to her heart, but also fuels to her already heightened anxiety about the wedding.Oh, God. The wedding.The thought of it alone made her whole body tingle with both anticipation and dread.Anticipation because she would see all her friends again, and dread because they all probably thought she was gone for good. Imagine having received an invitation a month late. A month. She wouldn't actually be surprised if they replaced her already—"Fuck," Kat blurted out, dropping her for
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Calix's head shot up, his heart doing a flip in his chest. "What?”“Oh, please,” Lissy scoffed. “Guys who look like you are the work of the devil. You have bad news written all over your pretty face. What do you want from Kat? Why is she dating you?”A breath of relief escaped him. For a second he thought she was a spy from the Underworld or an impostor, but his problems with her were not over yet. She was still onto him, in a way that was more dangerous than if she were a spy. “We are . . . She is not dating me. We are just friends."
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The morning rolled in like a flash, piercing Kat's barely open eyes in the form of blue skies and yellow-spattered tree lines. Along with this she heard the distant roar of cars and muffled murmurs, the sign of a place coming to life.There was a weight of an arm around her waist, and she was highly glad to know that it was Calix's.His name alone was enough to paint a small smile on her lips. She turned, careful not to move his arm, and opened her eyes enough to see him sleeping peacefully next to her. His other arm was under her head, serving as her pillow. While their position wasn't entirely comfortable, she wanted nothing more but to sink back to sleep with him, but the sunlight had already stung her eyes.However, her sticky eyelids weren't the only things hurting.The familiar sting in her chest was back in full swing and with even more power than before. She knew instantly that it was her pendant cuts, only this time they gave her the sensation of
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Kat set the mug on the coaster on top of the wooden table, blinking rapidly. She snuck a pinch on her arm to get herself to snap out of this state, but nothing changed. Nothing disappeared. As casually as she could muster, she touched the pendant of the medallion through the fabric of her sweater, trying to pull it away from her skin. It didn't budge. It stayed there, even as she moved, stuck to her like a leech sapping out the last bit of blood. Her heart began to thrum faster and faster, her hands shaking along with it. "Um, where's Calix?"Mrs. Lawrence frowned because of her question, but she smiled nonetheless, waving her hand as though Kat had just asked a stupid question. "He went for a walk around the woods with the boys, remember? He asked if you wanted to come, but you politely refused. Now you're with me and my little angels."She leaned over to kiss the two kids, who giggled and tried to wriggle free from their grandma's embrace. One of them, a young boy with fluffy blond
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