"I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry." I say. "But it's back in its rightful place."
"We all know that Jeremy plans to take the secret once again." Another one of the angels says.
"Is there a way we can fix this?" I ask.
"Yes." They answer. "But that means we put the secret in another's hands and it cannot be yours."
"But wouldn't that also mean..." I trail off as one of them finishes my sentence.
"You would have to die? Yes." One of them says. "We're sorry but that's how it would have to work."
"Wait. I would like to make a proposal." I say.
"What is that?" One asks.
"I would like to propose a sacrifice." I say. "I will sacrifice myself in order to bring back Nelly and she can become caretaker of the secret."
They stare at me in shock.
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The Secret
Teen FictionZane wakes up in a cell to be tortured for a secret. A secret so illusive that people will stop at nothing to get it. A secret so powerful that if told, the one who possesses it could rule the world. A secret so dangerous that it would mean the end...
