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"What do you h if I wiped out a bunch of vaon
Ruadan and Lorcan studied me, their faces mirrors of worry Well, I orried, too I&039;d let Sybina have too much control I knew I&039;d have to coure out a way to get rid of it
Behind Ruadan, I saw a very naked Daether, licking their singed fur, their eyes glazed with pain Ruadan and Lorcan turned toward them
"My brothers are okay, but they need care," said Daid"
I wasn&039;t sure how he planned to transport his injured brothers It looked like they were going to have to limp out of here Then I realized that Ralph&039;s car was untouched in the driveway
"Take the Honda," I said "I don&039;t think Ralph would ently "About Ralph - "
"No, seriously He&039;d want to help And if he gets mad, I&039;ll take the heat for it" I rushed to the car, relieved that it was unlocked I didn&039;t have the keys, but once again I put ine turned over
Damian hurried toward me I tried really hard to keep my eyes above the waistline The man was built like a linebacker and all the parts were spectacular It was stupid to even be thinking about it, but naked
"Thank you, Liebling " He leaned close and whispered, "You saved us all Every battle has a sacrifice I&039;m not at all sorry that Hu Mua Lan is dead"
"Thank you," I said I was irateful for his words I didn&039;t exactly feel better about frying two living (or whatever) beings However, it seemed olves weren&039;t nearly as melodramatic as vampires
Damian nodded to ently into the car and left
Ruadan and Lorcan had walked behind me, ostensibly to check on the queen I didn&039;t want to look; I didn&039;t want to see more conde sounds and knew Gabriel was probably in his human form
"How&039;s Patsy?" asked Ruadan
"She&039;s still unconscious," said Gabriel Yeah, he was naked "Lorcan, can you take her back to the house?"
"Of course"
I heard the terrible snap-snick sound and ventured a look over my shoulder The white wolf stood next to Lorcan, who scooped Patsy into his ar was left but a few olden eyes, and I felt bad all over again They&039;d lock me up and throay the key My parents, too I wouldn&039;t see anyone again - ever Tohis head until his snout alround Then he turned and loped off
"You have his thanks," said Ruadan "Maybe even his respect"
Well, that was good news Better than the suspicion that I had blown up a vampire who&039;d been around for fourinside and out, froy Mom told me that every choice exacted a price It was the way the universe kept balance
"Coestured at on
The s flesh was horrific Bile rose as the fuht ball I&039;d created had just about cooked the dragon It was still alive, but very weak Its gaze followed us, but it didn&039;t try to attack
"Lia?" called Ruadan He sounded al well out of reach of the dragon&039;s claws The beast had landed on its side I couldn&039;t see Lia If she&039;d survived the blast, she ht&039;ve fallen off My heart turned over in my chest What if I had killed her?
Well, that had been uilt settled in it like a lump of lead Ruadan lifted into the air and drifted over the dragon He landed on the other side After a minute or so he floated up a few feet and looked at me, his expression inscrutable "She&039;s not here"
I wasn&039;t exactly relieved to know Lia had escaped the fireball She was still dangerous, especially when paired with Synd I hadn&039;t wanted to be responsible for her death, but I didn&039;t exactly want her capable of wreaking , too?" I asked
Ruadan nodded thoughtfully "Yes All the Ancients have that ability It&039;s possible she beaon to its fate"
Nice to know Lia was consistently evil The dragon hacked pitifully, and I felt sorry for it
"Well," said Lorcan next to on spit"
I screa him on the shoulder My heart pounded furiously "Shit! Could you please stop doing that?"
"Sorry," said Lorcan, his lips curling into an almost smile "Me &039;n&039; Dad can pry open its jaws You collect the saliva"
I stared at hileft in the kitchen?" asked Ruadan
Dutifully, I clih the delass was broken After digging through a few piles, Icup Lorcan looked at redients"