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Chase strapped on the last of his weapons, then checked his aular rounds; another held a clip of the hollow-nose titaniuiven by the warriors for the express purpose of killing Rogues He sincerely hoped he wouldn’t need to use those, but if he had to blast through a dozen feral va his dark wool pea coat from the hook near the door, he stepped into the hallway outside his private quarters in the Darkhaven Elise was there; he nearly ran into her in his haste to be on his way

"Sterling hello Have you been avoidingI could talk with you" Her lavender eyes swept hiuns and knives that circled his hips and crisscrossed his chest He felt her apprehension, could s with the delicate scent that was sierous out there?"

"Don’t worry about that," he told her "Just keep praying for Camden to come home soon I’ll take care of the rest"

She picked up the tail of her scarlet ’s sash and idly sers "That ’s actually what I wanted to talk to you about, Sterling So what th in nuether We would like to do some daytime searches of the waterfront or the old subway tunnels We could look in the places where our sons one for shelter from the sun --"

"Absolutely not"

Chase hadn’t meant to cut her off so abruptly, but the idea of Elise leaving the sanctuary of the Darkhaven during daytime hours to venture into the worst parts of the city made his blood run cold She would be beyond the protection of hi as the sun was out, and while the Rogues would be no danger then for the very sa into their Minions

"I’m sorry, but it’s out of the question"

Her eyes widenedhim a polite nod, but he could see that she bristled beneath the veneer of her propriety As her closest kin, even by ht to impose a daytime curfew on her--an antiquated ination of the Darkhavens nearly a thousand years ago Chase had never i so now, he could not allow her to risk her life while he stood by and watched

"Do you think my brother would approve of what you want to do?" Chase asked, knowing that Quentin never would agree to such an idea, not even in an effort to save his own son "You can help Ca here, where I know you are safe"

Elise lifted her head, those pale purple eyes flashing with the spark of a determination he’d never seen in the Can you save the? Can the warriors of the Order save theh "Nobody saved Jonas Redmond He’s dead, did you know that? His one More of our sons are disappearing, dying every night, yet we are supposed to do nothing but sit here and wait for bad news?"

Chase felt his jaw go rigid "I have to go now, Elise You have my answer on this subject I’ into his coat as he headed out He knew she followed; her white skirts rustled softly behind hirabbed his keys out of his pocket and threw open thethe remote lock of his silver Lexus SUV in the driveway outside The vehicle chirped, lights flashing in response, but Chase wouldn’t be going anywhere fast

Blocking the drive was a black Range Rover, its engine idling in the dark The ere tinted beyond legal opacity, but Chase didn’t need to see through thee pouring through the steel and glass, rolling toward him like a frost heave

The warrior wasn’t alone He and his coot out of the vehicle and strolled around to the lawn Their faces were deadly cale asp behind hi his eyes locked on the tarriors "Now, Elise Everything’s all right"

"What’s going on, Sterling? Why are they here?"

"Just do as I say, da to be okay"

"Oh, I don’t know about that, Harvard" Dante prowled toward hi in the s "I’d say things are about as fucked up as they could be right about now Thanks to you, that is You get lost last night or so? Maybe you justscum--that it? I told you to haul his ass in to the coht I said let the bastard walk?"

"No There was nohere, Harvard?" Dante drew one of his blades fro out as softly as a whisper When he spoke, Chase saw the tips of his fangs A bright a fast, because I’ve got no probleht here in front of the wo!" Elise screamed "Leave him alone!"

Chase whipped his head to the side just in time to see her dash down the brick steps of the Darkhaven entry and onto the pavehost, vampire speed no match for Elise’s human limbs The warrior captured her around the waist and held her back as she struggled to get away from him

Fury rose in Chase like a lit u sharp as his pupils narroith his transformation He roared, ready to take on both warriors sirowled "Damn it, she is not a part of this!"

He pushed at Dante, but the vae

"At least we have your full attention now, Harvard" Dante shoved back at hi at full stearound, his body propelled backward by the force of Dante’s rage The brick facade of the residence stopped their trajectory, slaainst Chase’s spine

Dante’s enor into Chase’s skull "Where is Ben Sullivan? What the fuck is really going on with you?"

Chase glanced over at Elise, hating that she had to witness this brutal side of their world He just wanted it over for her He saw the tears streaan held her so coldly against all of the deadly steel and leather that girded his ile" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>