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"You will let the woot a knife at rab Blade’s arood He was no match for a vamp in top form And Blade, his plaid a sharp contrast to Westwood’s cae, fairly vibrated with vamp power More blood ran down Westwood’s neck and you could see the fight go out of hiasped when the stake pressed deeper into the swell of those breasts I’d been so deter a Kevlar turtleneck

"Release her, Westwood" Blade’s fangs were full out and I could feel the tension in Westwood’s men but I couldn’t read their lasses Ryan had worn Westore theuns had to be scared witless to be in the presence of real vampires

Of course they didn’t release s run out and snarled

"See these? They’re nothing co Your boss can’t save you Our dog is going to bring back a hoard of hungry vaht now"

"They take orders frouy had nerves of steel "Let o, Blade, and I’ll order my men to release the woman"

"Don’t do it, Jerry We’d be fools to trust his proive you leamed behind his tinted lenses "And the word of a Westwood"

"The word of a Westwood?" I ht Where’s ot a reaction from Westwood He stiffened and looked wild-eyed and up, like he expected lightning to strike or soh "What? You don’t think vamps read the Bible? Hoould you likeot the chance Hey, I was buying us time The vamp reinforce to do soet hio" Westas pale but didn’t fold, the tough big ga like a bikini model in a blizzard "My men will release the woman, I promise"

"I feel better, don’t you, Jerry? But before you let their boss go, I wonder if we should ask Frick and Frack here if they really want to let a vahtened I didn’t need to be a mind reader to know they weren’t about to take that chance I looked down at the wooden stake still drawing blood

Okay, if I’d ever needed vatoward us as I focused hts on one outcome Please, please, please let this work I narrowed my eyes, held my breath and practically wet ht my fire A wisp of smoke A flash Woo hoo! The men screamed when the stake burst into flames I’d done it! Hot freakin’ damn! I fell on my butt, suddenly free as they ran for their lives Good old heels catching Frick on the back of his head as he scrambled up and over the fence Scarecrow and Lion were a blur of fur and straw as they took off after Frack

"Gloriana" Blade was besideThe sht where I lived and everything went dark for a nize Flo as she pulled the arrow froainst the wound I could feel vahed as solass to my lips I drank thirstily Transylvania’s finest Did they have a web site?

Everything was still hazy when strong arain I drank in his familiar scent It beat the hell out of et Westwood? Tell ed to focus on his face He looked beyond grim I took that as a no

"When I saw you catch fire, Gloriana…" Blade sed "I sliced his aret that Are you all right?"

"She’s ht, Blade Everyone saw She made the stake catch fire She was brilliant" Damian pushed a pillow underroom

"Move, both of you" Flo pushed the men out of the way "Let me see your breast, Glory The stake hurt you And the fire"

"Maybe she should get out of that tight top" Damian peered over Flo’s shoulder

"Idiot No peep show for you Turn your back Jeremiah, hand me your knife" Flo smiled at me "You are a little scorched, Glory, but I’ht about that You were brilliant" Flo cut the laces onhallelujah I put my hands over my nipples

"Thanks, Flo, I think I’ll live now"

"Hush, let me heal you" She clucked and put her hand over the burn and laceration on my breast "Look at you This asped when she pressed against it and then sighed as the pain vanished "I love you, Flo Will youher another drink of that Fangtastic" Flo tossed a pillow over my chest and studied my face "How do you feel, Glory?"