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Crouched beside o of my hand to peek between two barrels "The second explosion ca to create a diversion"

"Oh, shit" I started to rabbed the back of my shirt

"Let’s see how this plays out"

"She can’t defeat them on her own," I said "We have to help her"

"What are you going to do, chase them with that stick?"

I closedto still the staccato beats of my heart When I opened the"

Adaash on his forehead was now just a pale, thin line His jaas clenched as he weighed the situation "Okay Look, if we’re going in then you’re going to have to be prepared to use your ic" He held up his wrists "With these brass cuffs on ht," I said "I’d be better off just calling them mean names"

"Sabina, look at me," he said "You can do this You already have the innate power--you just need to focus it"

Fro toward the entrance of the clinic All I could think about was that the faeries, including Vinca, were caught in the hters, but vaer and faster They wouldn’t last long without help

"Fine, whatever Let’s get in there" I didn’t wait for Adaht He cursed and then his footfalls pounded behind , I realized a complete melee had broken out between the Dominae’s forces, Clovis’s people, and the faeries Everyone was fighting, well, everyone in an all-out brawl

I zeroed in on a group of Do Vinca and the faeries Darius had pushed Vinca behind him, but I had little hope he could protect her fro bored as he fought the Douard I couldn’t wait to do battle with that prick, but first I had to savethe stick at the nearest vauy went down It didn’t kill hiht was to clear a path to Vinca I felt heat at my back and turned to see the vamp I’d taken down explode in a puff of smoke Adam stood over him with a bloody axe he hadn’t had a few second earlier Looked like even without his rabbed the knife out of un earlier, ca the muzzle at s A shot ild, bouncing off the ceiling rafters as he fell I straddled him across the chest With a swift motion, I rammed the knife into his chest His body exploded when the apple wood shaft hit him I landed onwith another va the to fend off Frank As I watched, the bastard grabbed her froed at theular out just as he stabbed her in the chest

I went totally primal A red haze filled my vision One second I watched Vinca fall, and the next I attacked Frank like a hellbeast Frank’s hands caht for his neck witheach other As far as fights went it wasn’tabout technique I wanted his blood covering the floor before I killed hi hair out by the roots He slashed ed to flip hi him around the throat in a choke hold, I made him stand He tried to twist out of the hold I punched hi on the ground In a swiftquickly before he could strike, I aie with his hand outspread for attack

Air stung en I pulled back the ha the plan now, asshole?"

Frank opened hisinterrupted Keeping the gun pointed at him, I turned my head My heart dipped low in olf clap to my left A quick scan of the area revealed the other faeries’ lifeless bodies The only other vaun pointed at Adam’s temple

"Impressive performance," Clovis mocked "However, playtime is over Please drop your weapon"