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He stopped and sed hard, looking like he was about to throw up
"The de I didn’t recognize, ine, let alone remember I can’t live like this," he su "That de ’s worked It won’t even letwith me, kill me now You’ll save lives if you do, believe me"
Blue eyes stared intently at Elise froly hair It was hard to tell what he really looked like under the dirt and gri on the streets for a while He looked to be in his ht have been an athletic, attractive physique was now hunched with guilt, fear, and despair
Killing him would be an act of mercy, Elise reflected It wouldn’t be hard to do Huile; one flick of her wrist would snap his neck before he’d even realized she moved After all, she’d killed before, and for less noble reasons than this
She’d almost decided to do it when Mencheres’s face flashed in her ot what it was like to be human? How precious those years were because they were so short?
"What’s your na
The hope on his face as she approached was heart-wrenching "Blake Turner Will you will you leave ht want to knohat happened toto kill you I’ to help you"
Chapter Three
Blake looked around the tunnel "I’ure out whether you’re salvageable or not," was Elise’s curt response, as they continued down the passageway "Keeping you cooped up in my house isn’t a workable solution"
"Can’t you just call soenerous word to describe the place where she lived Oversized coffin would be round, pitch-black aside fro, and lacked any kitchen, toilet, shower, or other amenities
Still, it was a perfect place to keep Blake locked up and away fro it didn’t appeal to him Who knew he’d be unable to convince a vampire to kill hiend Blake also couldn’t understand why the demon hadn’t taken over yet Every other time Blake attempted to kill himself, the demon showed up and stopped him Could it sense that the va its ti for a better opportunity to appear? Like now, as they were heading toward the metro station and all the innocent people inside
"This isn’t safe," Blake repeated for the dozenth tirip on his hand like a cool vise "My sire will knohat to do I’ll use the pay phone at the station to call him It’s safer if you come with et back"
"He’s strong when he takes over," Blake said, al the words out He hated what he’d been turned into-a host for the worst kind of evil If death was the only way to stop the deladly die His life had been ruined beyond repair anyway
Just seven o, he’d been a successful stockbroker He’d had a beautiful house, great friends, and was even on good ter, anted for multiple murders, and the only way for him to stop the demon was to kill hiest concern had been the fluctuating er," Elise said
Blake looked her over with doubt Elise was about five-four, and if she topped a hundred pounds, it wasn’t by much Furthermore, she had an ethereal quality to her sility Combined with her beautiful, pale face, Elise reminded Blake of one of those antique dolls his ex-wife used to collect Elise was the type of woman men tripped over themselves to protect, not the type who could outwrestle a des could only reach so far, after all
"You said you’ve never encountered a deer?"
Elise shot hilance "You talk soCan you stop for a while?"
Blake bit back an amazed snort This was the woman as supposed to stop the demon when it showed up? Some one who couldn’t even carry on a brief conversation without getting tired?
"I think we should go back," Blake said, as they rounded a corner and the metro station ca filled his mind all at once Blake had only a second to clutch his head at the pain when his vision hite He didn’t even get a chance to warn Elise before the derabbed his head as if his brains had just exploded His one hand was still in her grip; but just as she smelled the sulfur, he yanked it away And then ran like a proverbial bat out of hell
She cursed herself as she chased hi up the tunnel and into the station in barely the amount of time it took to blink
But Elise had superhuman abilities as well, so she stayed close behind hi over anyone in its way At 5:00 AM, there weren’ther real nature a risk Elise kept her eyes and fangs under control, knowing her speed was bad enough, but at least that wouldn’t announce "vah the people just as roughly as the de, she thought coolly Once we’re free of all these hu nice
The demon broke out of theBlake’s legs like pistons Elise kept it just ahead of her, letting it think she wasn’t fast enough to over take it, until they reached a less- forith all of her undead speed, tackling the de its head into the street
Blake’s body went li the previous stench of sulfur Elise flipped Blake around, giving his injury a quick evaluation No skull fracture The surface wound on his forehead can be healed-and his nose was broken before, anyway
She opened one of Blake’s eyes Nored His skin lost that waxy-ashen look as well, and he didn’t s except blood and unwashed hus out just enough to drag her thu up blood Then Elise smeared her blood over the three-inch split in Blake’s skin, watching with satisfaction as the wound slowly closed like a ic zipper had formed in his flesh