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The energy bubble grew bigger and bigger I wasn&039;t in control of it, but I think Sybina ht&039;ve been At least I hoped so All the while, I couldn&039;t take aze from Lia She didn&039;t seem at all concerned that she was trapped by vampires and olves

The white wolf crouched in front of et near us I realized Gabriel was crazy orry

"She&039;s unconscious, but alive," I called "We&039;ll be okay"

He barked, his paws digging at the ground by the edge of the electrified field Lia was dripping wet, but she hadn&039;t lost her son lifted its head and shot fire at Velthur; he aion choked and sputtered, then lay on the street, as if defeated

Ruadan stalked Lia, who retreated even closer to her dragon Velthur kept his hands pointed at the gushing water, obviously ready to use it when needed

Ruadan old and bejeweled and very, very sharp He swung the tords of her own, but hers were hted the wild look of her dark eyes

"Is that any way to treat your wife?" she asked sweetly

"Ex-wife," said Ruadan "Don&039;t do this, Lia What do you hope to accomplish?"

"You never were aods, would rather live in harmony with humans You should rule the at hied easily

I heard Synd&039;s evil, screareen sparks of his ic ribboned within the flames The blaze shot toward Velthur and turned the water into steah it was obvious toits physical toll I stared at Synd; so sounded weird and I couldn&039;t see his aura

"Get out of here, Velthur," shouted Lorcan He flew over us Oh, yeah He was part Sidhe - fairy He, too, held a sword, this one ic more than clothes I looked down to check on the queen She was still passed out I squatted and brushed her hair away fro , I knew she would have a heartbeat and breath I checked her carotid pulse and sighed with relief It was strong If she&039;d wake up, she o ho craziness Once again, I foundabout Ralph and the boys Maybe a noron, and two adorable toddlers, but I think we could get really daon attacks I wanted theood I wanted to know Ralph, Michael, and Stephen would be safe They wouldn&039;t be - not so long as these dragons lived Velthur&039;s gaze flashed to us I sensed his exhaustion er As Lorcan went for Synd&039;s scaly hide with his blade, Velthur turned and took off so fast he was a blur I didn&039;t blame him He couldn&039;t help us, even if he continued to risk his own life The water splashed to the pave only a muddy hole

Synd circled lazily, as if he had all the time in the world to turn us into crunchy bits I was terrified of hiinaryin the dark Onlyher head off

Lorcan couldn&039;t get near the beast, even though he kept trying to stab it The dragon soared up, shooting green fire at hiher and higher The farther away he got, the better I felt Synd&039;s presence was evil I had never really believed in evil before People could be mean, they could on - he felt dark and empty He had no conscience We lived at his pleasure

Why had he floay? And how the hell had he healed so quickly? Or had he? So was off about hiround, outside the fighting zone of Ruadan and Lia He kept an eye on the dragon, his sword at the ready

The three wolves circled Lia and Ruadan as they parried Neither one was really getting in any blows I was rooting for Ruadan in a big way Sybina seee into more power The force field expanded and encompassed the white wolf and, beyond him, Lorcan

Gabriel went to his wife and nuzzled her face, whining The bubble of protection intercepted Ruadan and one black wolf

"Da toward the electric field He bounced off it "Let me out!"