"Blinking would bring a moment of darkness that I couldn't afford.""Darkness shadows those that are marked, but the light of a soul may be stronger than the depths of the Never." I was sent to collect what was rightfully mine and I owned her life until the claiming. Avery belonged to me as many of the marks before her. She fought harder than the others, stayed stronger through the fear and she made herself an easy target for both sides. What I didn't...