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THE PHONE DRAGGED me from a deep, dreaht in the dark rooht If they were closed, the roohtstand forwas loud and harsh, an old-fashioned phone ring Nathaniel le on the other side ofto hold Micah in place even in his sleep

Micah&039;s voice came with only a hint of sleep to it, "Hello"

I lay in the dark of the blackout curtains, with Nathaniel curled around hter to his body, his front to my back, but there was a tension to his body that let me knoake

"Just a moment, Marshal Brice" Micah had said the na to and have a chance of knohat it was about He rolled over and handed ht slashed across his upper body, so that it looked like it was cutting hiolden blade I took the phone but shifted the covers over Micah, so that the line of light didn&039;t touch his skin Maybe it was years of dating vaht of that line of sunshine across his skin had unnerved ht didn&039;t hurt hi bad and didn&039;t remember it, but it had spooked me just the same

"Hey, Brice, what&039;s up?" I said, and my voice sounded normal I&039;d had time to wake up for the phone

"While you and Zerbroent hoher up on hbors saw the saistered to an address that our vaive us"

I sat up; Nathaniel&039;s ar into my bare back and ass He nuzzled a little, and I did nore it "Where?" I asked

"Out near you, which is why you get invited to the party, otherwise I&039;d just grab SWAT and you&039;d hear about it afterward We can pick you up as we drive past"

Nathaniel was kissing softly against, but it wasn&039;t exactly helping me focus either I put a hand behind htstand "Crap, Brice, we&039;ve only got two hours until sunset, and there could be asit close"

"If we use guns, we can do it," he said

"If they&039;re all out in plain sight and we don&039;t have to play hunt the va place, maybe"

"What choice do we have?" he asked

"None Get your asses out here; if you&039;re late, I go in without you"