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Jerome took another drink, and Paige realized his hands were shaking. Satan Jr. bribed the Council
originally. And since they re the ones who locked him up, it was simply a matter of unlocking the door to
let him out. A bitter smile curved Jerome s lips. It was easy to reverse it.
Jed dropped his head to his hands. Easy. It waseasy. And I was going to let himdie.
Paige scooted next to Jed and slipped her arm under his so she could nestle against him. He pulled Paige
onto his lap, wrapping his arms around her waist as if he was afraid she d fly away. His body was hard
with tension, his muscles like rocks. So, what did you do to him? He s not pure shadow warrior right
now.
Well, no. He couldn t kill Paige if he was pure shadow warrior. We enhanced him.
How?
A little bit of this, a little bit of that. He s now a deadly killing machine. A joint venture by the Council
and the Men in White. To his credit, Jerome sounded disgusted by it. I tried to stop them, and they
locked me out. I don t know exactly what they did to him.
Or how to undo it?
Jerome shook his head. I m working on it, but I m currently on administrative leave as of two hours
ago. He tightened his grip on his coffee. I thought I could clean things up, but I m buying my own ticket
to hell instead.
Jed pressed his face into Paige s hair for a minute, then lifted his head, his voice deceptively calm; she
could feel the tension radiating everywhere they were touching. So, how do we break my contract with
Satan Jr.?
Jerome drained his coffee, tossed his cup aside, and grabbed another one. You can t. Those things are
impossible. He looked at them both, and Paige saw him gather his resolution. I ve learned a lot more
about Paige s condition, and I came here tonight to talk to you guys.
Paige sat up. You know how to stop it?
Jerome shook his head. You can t stop it. You re going to turn. It s inevitable. He leaned forward. I
know this is personal to both of you, but you have to understand that this situation is bigger than both of
you. All mortals and Otherworld beings will be in serious trouble if Paige goes wraith, no matter who
she s loyal to. He looked at both of them, his gaze intense. The greater good must take priority here.
Paige, you have to die before you change.
But
Jed s arms tightened around her. No.
Jerome gave a dismissive wave of his hand. I know, I know. If you kill her, then she ll be dead,
because she was created as part of the Afterlife, so she has nowhere else to go. And Jed s brother will
be recalled to Junior s hell for an eternity of torture, as will Jed. I get it. It sucks for all three of you. But
I ve looked at all the scenarios and there is no way out of it. He looked at them both. Three lives
sacrificed to save millions, to preserve the fragile balance between heaven and hell, is nothing. It may be
personal to you, but in the grand scheme of good and evil, you three can t look at yourselves as
individuals. You re part of the big picture, and like the thousands who have given their lives to preserve
our freedoms, you three must do the same.
Paige swallowed the lump in her throat. But if I can get into heaven and purify myself . . .
Jerome snorted. No chance. You can t get in, and even if you could, the cleansing moat is under armed
guard. Not to keep you from saving yourself, but to keep you fromtrying to save yourself and blowing
up heaven in the process. He gave her a challenging look. There s no way to stop the change, but once
you change, you ll be unstoppable. Youhave to die before you change. Do the right thing.
But Rita said if we got to the third gate
Who s Rita? Jerome interrupted.
Paige sagged with sudden realization. She s working for Satan, she admitted. She d have incentive to
want me to destroy heaven.
Jerome reached out to touch her, then dropped his hand before he got too close. I m sorry, Paige. I
know you don t like me, but you re Dani s best friend, and I would do anything I could to save you. He
looked at Jed. You have to kill her.
No. There was so much force in that one word that Paige actually turned to look at Jed. His face was
hard, his gaze unwavering, and he looked scary as hell.
And she loved it.
No? Jerome shot him a look of disgust. Then you re going to turn Paige wraith? What exactly do you
think the world will become if Paige is turned?
Jed cursed under his breath.
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