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The street in front and the houses to either side of , as a cold wind shunted through, dropping down froht, I could see sparks of green in the wind; I heard distant fluteEvan, warding the house with air ic

Kits attacked in den, Beast hissed at me Kits not safe!

I pulled my cell and called Eli "Jane," he answered

"We’re out front What have they done and how many are there?"

"They firebombed the house Evan put it out, but it was risky Wind tried to fan the flaht Two vaical sohthis toys to see in the dark "Witches working with them?"

"Not so I could tell" A mo see off the Mississippi"

"Kids?"

"Asleep in the safe rooos are four, total Huhbor’s house, and at six o’clock, outside the fence Evan says that the hu over the wall Va on the wall at our six, and standing hidden in the edge of the fog, in the street at twelve I say again, four tangos" Tango was Eli’s shorthand for unknown huets Encom was Eli’s shorthand for enemy combatants, which meant they were armed

"Okay I’ll take the front" I pulled my vamp-killer and palmed the blade that had cut Tattooed Dude And s closer at the street I’m out" I closed the phone

"Human at the side of the house next door, there" I pointed for Wrassler "The space between houses is so after a va"

"I’ll take the hu the vehicle parked in the hts, drawing a long-barreled se out of the SUV, leaving the door open Beast rammed her power and vision intolowing silver and green with tints of blue The va was a warhtly war I hadn’t ever seen before, and I realized that Evan’s spell must have now included a search out va on little cat feet--which h--I circled around the vaasoline and the sharp stink of struck matches If I’d been in Beast-form, my ruff would have stood on end

I tossed the bloody knife through the fog, to land at his feet with a clank

Distraction of blood scent and noise

CHAPTER 8

B-b-b-b-bad to the Bone

The clatter and the smell of blood shocked the vah the air, right at hi to knock him to his back and place the blade at his throat Beast took over the leap The va his right shoulder, gripping hard,across his body with a fast swipe, like claws No! I thought at her Alive! But I couldn’t wrench control away