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"That," I said, stepping closer, "was all the security I need How are you supposed to defend me when you can’t sense all of the threats?" I crossed ues aren’t ghosts, Gwen," Dorian supplied

"You’re right," I told him "They’re worse, they’re dehost swirled around her, a haunting breeze stirring up her hair Lauren’s eyes darted in every direction, her knuckles tightening around the handle of her blade

"You’re being petty," Dorian reprimanded "Yes, they are demons, but they’re in a host body Lauren will not have a probleht But I didn’t trust the Playboy va onon the skittish blonde and then back to the Dorian His defense of her soured in nore the unsavory feeling Dorian and I were friends, and I had no claim on hi at the fear on the badass assassin’s face She talked a good game, but when her threats were invisible she looked about asblue eyes ide orbs as she listened to the whistling of icy cold wind surrounding her

"What the hell?" Eddie appeared beside Dorian, his hands crossed in front of his chest "You guys are gossiping like a bunch of girls while I was hiding? Thanks for tellingback at nation on his handsoht host

"You cheated," I accused

"Wha--did not," Eddie shot back

"You’re supposed to find a spot and stay there," I told hied and I shookto?" Lauren asked, her eyes still volleying around the shadowed landscape

I looked at Dorian and rolled my eyes Hadn’t Lauren been debriefed on who she was protecting?

"We’re in a cemetery," I told her with a bit of sarcasm

"Yeah?"

"And I’m a spirit walker"

"Yeah?"

"Add it up, Barbie"

"So you really can speak and control ghosts?"

I shot another you-have-to-be-kidding-me look to Dorian "For a vampire assassin you’re a little slow"

You would think a bunch of supernaturals wouldn’t fearFor soe Maybe it was because a lot of supeswere over confident with their super powers Vampires are quick, lethal and fast healers However, they can’t fight what they can’t see or touch If a ghost were evil enough, it could hurt them and they wouldn’t be able to protect the vulnerable--hence the fear As for the other supes, it was prettyable to see as around the them