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Heart thudding, she crept back down the hallway, made a quick stop in her bedrooainst hope that her young co-conspirator would be able to keep them occupied for a few more minutes

As she’d expected, a fresh pot of coffee sat on the counter One of the three would likely not drink it, being off shift, but it would dra out the medications she’d lifted frohly specific combination into the liquid

A quick stir and she was done

The drugs wouldn’t hurt the others, just ic, and if she was lucky, sleepy She could’ve used enesUnwilling to do serious hars still in her possession

She was back in her roo to read when her door opened a fraction "What was that noise?" she asked Tiara

"A nightmare" The other woman didn’t explain whose "Wanted to tell you not to worry"

"Thanks"

And then Katya waited

There was so, steps to the kitchen, back to the living room Sometime after nine thirty, a door closed with a quiet snick - one of the three going to bed Waiting another twenty ive that person tiot up

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Heart in her throat, she cracked open the door, knowing her coat and boots would give away her intent if she was caught And she had no intention of being ilanced into the open doorway of a bedroo table, his hairshe should just walk on, she nonetheless went to hiers Relief was a cool rain against her cheeks

Pressing a kiss to his jaw, the roughness of stubble enticing her to linger, she went to leave the room That hen she saw the stunner tucked in the small of his back She hesitated She had no desire to hurt anyone, but if either Tag or Tiara woke, she’d need so hich to warn them off "Don’t hateher way to the entrance of the house

Tag sat in front of the entertainround His eyes were closed, his head tipped back against the sofa

A near-e of coffee sat in front of hiers on his throat

He groaned, shifted

Freezing, she waited for hiht few moments he slipped back into sleep Relieved, she spread out her senses, searching to- thetelepath Unsure if they’d continue to hold as he dropped further into unconsciousness, she wrapped her own shields over his Then, with a thousand silent apologies, she ransacked Tag’s wallet, taking all the cash he had on him

The alar who she was pleading with

A door opened down the hall

"Tag?" Tiara’s voice caht I felt - " The other woman froze when she saw the stunner pointed at her Beautiful brown eyes streaked with a hundred shades of gold and a their depths

"He’s fine," Katya said "I don’t want to hurt anyone - I just want out"

"I can’t let you do that," Tiara murmured, her hands loose at her sides

Katya didn’t relax her guard The woman had a weapon on her somewhere And she was a telepath Katya held back the powerful psychic assault with her own abilities, creating an effective deadlock "Do you know soe the direction of this stunner," Katya whispered, "that if I press it to Tag’s head, you’ll do anything and everything I want"

Tiara sucked in a breath

"But I don’t want to do that" It was a plea "I don’t want to becoet away, you know" Tiara’s tone shifted "Dev will hunt you down"

Katya gave the other woo now"