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There was a long pause "I could have you arrested"

Push it down, Vicky Don’t let the anger win "You could But you won’t You need nificant amount of Morfran somewhere in there You need ht be Morfran-possessed We need to help theht you said the Morfran only ht"

"That’s true, but I can see into the demon plane Not far, just where it overlaps with this one I can use that vision to locate the Morfran, so we can destroy it at nightfall"

I could aly curls as he thought "I don’t like it I didn’t bring you into this to put your life at risk"

The anger I was holding back receded a little on its own Daniel didn’t think I was inco to protect h I didn’t want his protection

"I’ll stay back, I pro"

"What is it?" He sounded afraid to ask He was right

"You’ll need a biohazard teaue virus"

"They’re what? You tell ht" Rescuing Tina was my first priority As a huue "Pryce is having them ship it to multiple, undisclosed locations My informant says they haven’t sent any yet, but they’re close"

He swore, quietly but packed with frustration "This changes everything Okay, I’ll have to activate SWAT tea, the biohazard teao in to remove the virus and create a quarantine zone You say there are houses nearby?"

"There’s a row of theet theh We need the elees we have" He added that the teareed tolot a block away

I believed Daniel when he said he’d do his best to evacuate nearby residents Even so, while I aiting for the team I’d pay another quick visit to Mrs Sal Just to drop the hint that this would be a good afternoon to grab her neighbors and go shopping

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THE PARANORMAL SWAT TEAM ARRIVED IN A PANEL TRUCK disguised as a delivery van It reminded me of the one that transported Daniel, his for facility out in God-knohere Now, the back door opened, and a woman waved me in I climbed inside, and she closed the door behind me

Besides the driver up front, six tea either side of the van: four olves, an ogre (you can tell by the tusks), and a hook-nosed giant who looked so much like Axel he had to be another troll The team wasn’t dressed in body armor like the SWAT teams you see on TV Instead, they wore black jeans and black sweatshirts, but the clothes were heavily eical protection In addition, a char around each cop’s neck There was one female on the team--the ho’d opened the door for h that I’d think twice about tangling with her, no matter what phase the ulations kept huue site But the van carried communication equipment, which one of the olves fiddled with now In a re sat at the near end of a bench, his knees nearly hitting his chin He scooted over to make room foras best I could on the sliver of available bench