Page 38 (1/2)

Seth res and torso h he constantly rotated to keep each ht Both of Edward’s swords Seth repelled with a single katana Ethan’s, too The younger warriors exhibited an a solo vaht tended to inspire an inflated sense of strength and power Sparring with Seth utterly obliterated that and tended to leave one feeling like a five-year-old swinging wildly and being held at bay by his ten-year-old brother’s hand on his forehead

"Halt," Seth called suddenly

In unison, Ethan and Edward stopped , lowered their weapons, and stepped back

All three e room near the wall of mirrors, sheathed their weapons and turned to face Marcus Since they would begin the night’s hunt once the arbed as the other immortals were: black pants, black shirts, black boots Blood was too noticeable on and a bitch to get out of any other color

When Marcus started toward theenial smile "Hi, Marcus Sorry you had to see that A bit e trounced so easily"

Ethan nodded "Hello, Marcus It’s been a long ti so well" More like Glad to see you still living and breathing, you crazy bastard Ethan had never understood Marcus’s particular angst

Seth said nothing, merely watched Marcus’s approach with sharp eyes

Did he sense the chaos that thruh Marcus, feel the fury that burned beneath the surface of his skin like fire, scalding, then blistering hilimpse of his own reflection in thebruises and cuts froh only partly responsible for his current eed him more

His brown eyes sparked to a the mat

Seth’s eyes narrowed

Before anyone could draw their next breath, Marcus zipped forward in a blur and swung Seth’s head snapped back as Marcus’s fist slammed into his jaw Bone shattered as the jaw disconnected Blood sprayed Teeth loosened

A younger immortal would have been thrown across the rooered back a single step, turned to the side, and bent forward

Edward gaped

Ethan ers of one hand around his cheek and chin Blood spilled frorunted A crunching sound, like tu pebbles, filled the air as bone slid back into place and knitted back together so quickly Seth’s jaw didn’t even have tihtened

Marcus stiffened, rotated slightly to the side and clenched his fists, ready to defend hiolden glow, a gentle reered the ancient irowled, "your ass is--"

"It wasn’t It was for Ami"

The leader of the Iht I’ll give you that one" He looked at the dusters "Leave us"

Edward and Ethan nodded, bowed to the leader, then strode past Marcus, their belief that he had truly lost his one, Seth headed for the door "Coreat deal of duct tape, ha, and conversation--tried to put the rooone to him and helped him clean his wounds up a bit so they would heal faster, but when she took a step toward hiht her eye and shook his head

Ami hesitated Was he too proud to accept assistance? Or did he seek to protect her?

Every immortal in the roo--that produced by the humans--soon trailed away to silence as the Seconds realized soht the i a rematch

Then Stanislav looked at Yuri "Did … did Marcus just … ?"

Yuri nodded, face somber

All i on A someone must have entered silently behind her, but saw no one She turned back around

The Seconds followed the gazes of the i her nerves

Darnell looked around with a frown andon?"

Two isters ho?

They halted and looked at Aave a brief nod

The fear Aeance