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faded to a dull gray, but the gold bat on his chest still glea to escape," Bri announced, then giggled Ian stepped close to Toni and whispered, "Keep him quiet When I come back for you, I’ll erase
his memory" "Okay" Toni buttoned up her jacket on Bri "Don’t be afraid You can trust Ian"
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Sabrina startled when Ian wrapped an ar with Ian Teddy gasped "Oh my God!" "Not so loud," Toni whispered "I can explain" "He’s a superhero!" Teddy exclaimed "He rescued her with his superpowers!" "Teddy, are you out of bed again?" a male voice boomed in the distance "Aw shoot, it’s Bradley," Teddy muttered "I wouldn’t have to roarabbed Teddy by the shoulders "Don’t tell him Sabrina escaped Do you understand?" He blinked "Okay" Toni ran into Sabrina’s room, climbed into bed, and covered herself up to her ears "Teddy, what are you doing out of bed?" Bradley’s voice sounded closer "I--I saw a superhero! He was just here, and then poof! He vanished" "You are crazier than hell," Bradley muttered "Get back to your roo footsteps grew dim Toni exhaled with relief Sabrina’s escape was still a secret She froze when she heard a sound
Was Ian back so soon? Her skin prickled as all her senses went on alert So Footsteps approached her bed She squeezed her eyes shut
"Sabrina," Bradley whispered and stroked her hair Bile rose in Toni’s throat Oh God, she wanted to leap out of bed and slam a fist down his throat But she didn’t dare She couldn’t let hiive theet away
She sed hard Was this why Bri had called her a creep earlier? Bradley y on ain
There was a dull thud, and a body fell on top of her Toni scrambled out of bed and away from Bradley’s body He was sprawled across the bed, unconscious
Teddy stood there, holding a thick book "I don’t like him He’s a bad man" "Thank you, Teddy" He s my meds I knew I needed to watch that creep" Ian zooaze fell on the unconscious nurse "What happened?" "It’s a long story," Toni said "But Teddy savedmolested"
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Ian stepped toward Bradley "This e of the wo to," Teddy said "That’s why I roaht" "Bastard" Ian placed a hand on Bradley’s head "There He’ll sleep tillLet him explain
his presence here in Sabrina’s bed" "Cool," Teddy whispered "You have some kick-ass superpowers, otta get a better name than that And you need a cape" Ian chuckled "Like a vampire cape? I have one of those somewhere" "That would be awesome, man" Ian approached Teddy "I have to erase yer me that’s happened to ave hi look She understood how Teddy felt She didn’t want to lose her memory, either "Toni, he knoe helped Sabrina escape" "Take ed "Nay" Ian shook his head "Seriously, dude If you take me with you, then I can’t tell anyone what you did Not that I would,
but theyI’m not really crazy, you knoas just depressed, ’cause I didn’t have anything to look forward to, but with you guys, I could be really happy"
Ian hesitated "Once ye know our secrets, there is no going back" "Cool" Ian frowned "Youwith us We are at ith soave Toni a questioning glance She shrugged "Teddy, do you knohat you’re doing?" "I’rumbled "I was head of the math department at St Bartholomew’s
Academy" "Ye’re a teacher?" Ian asked "Yes" Teddy eyed the out with
superheroes?"
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"Actually, I think ye’re exactly e need" Ian motioned for him to follow "Co up to the mother ship?" Toni peeked out the door and saw them teleport away Beam me up, Scotty She wondered why
Ian was interested in Teddy’s teaching background And while Teddy certainly had good credentials, he seemed a little shaky on reality She didn’t want to find fault with hih, not when he’d saved her from the perverted nurse
Bradley had fallen across the bed sideways She tugged at his body to align his on the open shelves Two sets of clothes and another set of pajamas She slipped on Bri’s jacket, then spotted solanced at Bradley, and inspiration struck She grabbed a pair of Bri’s panties, then stuffed them into Bradley’s hand Then she took one of Bri’s bras and fastened it around his head like a cap Let hi
Ian zipped into the roo in a car instead of a spaceship" He eyed the nurse "That’s interesting" "I like it" Toni gathered up the rest of Bri’s belongings "Shall we go?"
Ian smiled "There’s never a dulllot Toni opened the Jaguar’s passenger door and peered inside Teddy was squashed into the tiny backseat with Sabrina She leaned against hi to take you to a hotel where you can rest," Toni told her Bri blinked at her "I thought I was in bed How did I get here?" "You’ll be fine," Toni insisted "You just need soled to sit up "Don’t leavecrazy I
don’t kno I got here" Toni winced "All right I’ll come with you Just a minute" "We have to hurry, menina," Carlos warned her Ian touched her shoulder "It’s all right Go with yer friend Ye can callyou home" She threw her arms around him and kissed him "How can I ever thank you?" HisI’ll see you later" He stepped back and vanished Toni cli that man, Toni?" Sabrina asked "Sure she was," Teddy replied "The superheroes always get the girl"
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Jedrek sat at his desk, studying the photo of Roanesti and his family How could a man be so s was fantastic But the idiot had used the drug so he could babysit? If the hlander thugs, and they would spend the dayti their enemies who rested helplessly in their death-sleep
It could happen Jedrek had ordered twice as uys were, he didn’t like depending on the Then he could spend a few days killing Va the thought of staking them all MacKay and his wife Buchanan MacPhie
"Master?" Yuri entered the office, followed by Stanislav "You wanted to see us?"
"We need to plan our nexttheir Christested