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Of course that didn’tchance - that he was Enough so that Dee prowled the length of the living rooer She wasn’t afraid, but ready to do battle

"If Baruck coht him?" I asked

Dee passedinto a badass warrior princess How come I’d never seen this side of her? "I’m not as quick or as powerful as Daeets here" My stoh What if Daeet here in time? Dee stopped in front of the , her sli Dae true I was a weakness - a liability to Dee I couldn’t - I wouldn’t let that happen

"Is h that he’d see me inside your house?"

She paused "Not really"

"What about from the main road? The woods?"

There was a pause "I don’t know, Katy, but I’ll stop hiets to you"

"No I have an idea" I stepped forward, al over the stack of DVDs "It’s kind of crazy, but it could work" Her eyes narrowed "What?"

"If you er, I can definitely lead him away from here Then he won’t come here and Dae around

"Are you insane?"

"Maybe," I said, bitinghere with ht back to your house!

And then he’ll knohere you guys live! What then? You won’t ever be safe I need to lure them away from your home"

"No" Dee shook her head "I can’t do that I can fight - "

"There’s nothing else I can do! I can’t fight him and what if he escapes? What if he tells others where you live?" Daemon’s words came back to me You would b e a weakness to me

Except I wouldn’t be his weakness, I’d be Dee’s

I couldn’t live with that "And I’ll be a liability

Baruck will know that You have to stay here If Baruck finds us together, he’ll use me to destroy you The best plan is for uys ether"

"Katy - "

"I’ no for an answer! We don’t haveht thing That seems like it worked last time I’ll headI’ll head to where the field party was! Tell Dae" When she stood there, staring at me, I yelled, "Do it!"

"This is insane" Dee shook her head, but she stepped back and started to blur out A second later she was in her true forht This is insane, her voice whispered in"Hurry" Two balls of crackling light formed in her outstretched arhts and the TV, but ended up bouncing off the walls harmlessly The fine hairs on lowing?" I asked

Like the sun

Well, that worked Taking a deep breath, I nodded "Call Dae"

Be careful Please Her light began to fade

"You, too" I turned and raced out of the house toward

Because this was absolutely insane - the craziest thing I’d ever done Worse than giving a one-star review, scarier than asking for an intervieith an author I’d giveDaemon

But this was all I could do

My hands were shaking when I shoved the key into the ignition and backed out of the driveway, narrowly as, squealing out onto the ranny, but driving like I was trying out for NASCAR

I kept glancing into find Aru after me But every time I checked, the road was empty

Maybe this hadn’t worked? Oh God, what if Baruck continued to the house and found Dee?

My heart leapt into my throat This was a stupid, stupid idea My foot faltered on the gas pedal At least he wouldn’t be able to use er’s seat

Unknown Caller? Now? I alrabbed it and answered anyway "Hello?"

"Are you out of your freaking mind?" Daemon yelled into the phone I winced "This has to be the stupidest thing - "

"Shut up, Daemon!" I screeched The tires swerved a little into the other lane "It’s done

Okay? Is Dee okay?"

"Yes, Dee’s okay But you’re not! We’ve lost hiodda he’s after you"

Fear spiked my heart rate "Well, that was the plan"

"I swear on every star in the sky, I’et my hands on you" Daemon paused, his breath heavy on the phone

"Where are you?"

I glanced out the"I’m almost to the field I don’t see him"

"Of course you don’t see hiht, Kat You won’t see him until he wants you to" Oh Well Shit

"I can’t believe you did this," he said