Shelly screamed at me. But I think my words finally hit her. And she was gone.
I hopped back on Nix, and we fled back to my body.
I blinked to find Shelly screaming, tears flowing down her face, scrambling to grab the dagger from Abby’s chest. I breathed a sigh of relief as I grabbed the cup again. I jumped to her side and grabbed her face. “What the f**k are you doing, you stupid f*****g b***h? You killed our pup. My baby.” She grabbed a chunk of hair and ripped it from my head, but I was focused on her tears. I needed exactly five tears.
Her nails found purchase on my face, and I felt the blood trickle from my face as her nails sliced through. I had to jerk back as one claw sliced too close to my eye. But once the five tears dropped into the cup, I pulled away from her grip. I didn’
