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y better than any amount of caffeine ever could for a hum

faith can he

took the final step onto the stage. I

e the sinners

s chest and leaned in close enough, I could'

flags fly. Go a

t was coming. Memphis tilted his face downward, looking first at the wood beneath his feet, and then bringing his eyes

ng desire! We just wanna take it higher! R

ether for stability, I bent forward and reached out toward the crowd. My fingert

an overwhelming roar, the crowd obeyed. "Stop pretending t

s voice and delivered the last line of t

before stepping back and returning to the

mn we're proud! Freaks are out in

ched expectantly. When I reached him, I spun and pressed my butt into h

re's gettin' hotter every second we stay. Adrena

ured my breaths carefully, making sure to inhale a sufficient amount of oxygen during t

owered his mic, and lea

right. I swear

o backstage? It's

hey changed from hazel to gr

ng his fingers, he waved at Ken offstage and motioned to me. For the r

from me. He dropped to his knees and crawled to the edge of the st

edge, and dropped into the narrow alley. His free hand clasped the side of his

is fingers, as he dragged them down his temple and cheek. His true nature appeared, just for a second. The tips o

ur cue. All at once, the beat dropped. Fireworks blazed from the front and both sides of the sta

. One of the men from the night before was in the front ro

ckward and reached out a hand for Ken. He s

, Fallon?

me out

me, that man in the audience was responsible. I

back and hand firmly clasped to my hip. I grew more and more lightheaded, and my le

g one, too. I'd toyed with my own spells from time to time, but I could never imagine

m, Ken lowered me onto the worn, leather

oice? Did that cracked, st

e, and a bear of a man towered ove

efused to cooperate. Panic began to

mb crooked around the hinge of my jaw and forced my head to the side. The sm

n possible to vomit, I likely would have. My head bobbed a