Valeen flashed into shadow and had Lily by the throat, dragging her out of the booth, and retook her solid form. She lifted her feet off the ground and held her by the neck. The room went quiet, even the singer stopped. Onyx shadows seeped out of Lily’s eyes, nose, and ears. “Valeen, wait.” “You think you can disrespect him like that?” “I apologize. It was rude of me.” “Rude?” She brought her closer, gripped her throat harder. “If you ever touch him again I will burn through your mind until you are nothing but an empty shell, unable to die but never live. He’s mine.” Her mouth opened and more
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