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This one was dangerous Much, erous than the last demon

She had to point out, "Deet huic of an incubi’s hypnosis--people would back up his alibi even if they didn’t knoho he was"

"Working these cases can be a bitch," McNeal gru a tired hand over his face "And, yeah, Doc, I know, if they’re strong enough, demons can rill the ADA about the alibis, asking question after question, and Jody never even caround his back teeth together "Where’s the last asshole?"

Cameron Koer, belying his easy pose, and the eyes that locked on Colin’s were narrowed

"Where’s your partner?" Cameron demanded

"Doesn’twith , and after a rin broke across his face "Good I’ humans"

Colin never changed expression "Wanna run that by ain?"

The demon rolled his eyes "Come on, I know you aren’t like theht when you caly toward theme, isn’t she? I can feel her"

The beast Colin carried roared to life He clenched his hands--the better to leash the urge to punch the de, burst from Cameron’s lips "Ah, ht? If you didn’t, well, you wouldn’t be in here with ust laced the word--"would be"

Okay So the guy wanted to play it with gloves off Fine with Colin "You don’t like… them…too ood cop, not bad

Not yet

"They’re weak" Cameron’s lips twisted with distaste "And they don’t even know it They go around, acting like they rule this damn world--and they don’t even have a clue what’s really happening"

"Or who is really running the show," Colin finished softly

"Right! Yeah, that’s right They don’t know" He nodded quickly, dark hair glinting under the light "They think they’re the ss ever put on the earth" A hard exhalation of air "They’re dead wrong"

"Hmm" Colin pulled out the photos of Michael House, Travis Walters, and Simon Battle "And sometimes they’re just dead"

Cameron shot back in his chair "What the hell?" His eyes almost doubled in size as he stared, almost helplessly, at the dead men

"You hate them, don’t you?" Soft voice, no pressure Colin just watched the deuys!" Cameron shoved the photos away "Is this why I’ to do with those stiffs?"

"Hu Cameron’s questions "You hate all of them, don’t you?"

The demon blinked "Don’t hate ’em," he said slowly "Just don’t really care about ’em at all--"

"So you don’t care that these men are dead?"

"I don’t know them!" His fist slammed onto the table

Ah, so Cameron had a temper

And an obvious dislike of huears, fast, needing to keep his suspect off balance "What about Cara Maloan? Just how do you feel about her?"

His lips parted "Cara? What--"

"How do you feel about her?" Colin pressed

"I’ve known her for years She’s like--like a sister to me" Real worry appeared on Ca happened to Cara? Hell, I knew she shouldn’t be dating that cop friend of yours! I kneould be trouble--"

"Why?" Still soft

Cameron sed "Because hu but fear when they’re with us They aren’t strong enough for ht of his E to mind Bullshit

"He’ll hurt her" A fierce shake of his head "I’ve seen it happen before He’ll take everything she has to give, then he’ll destroy her"

As Cara’s sister had been destroyed?

"Humans are weak, " Cameron repeated "They can’t be trusted"

"So they just need to be killed?"

"No!" Ca words in ht down here today?" Another rapid-fire question shift

A blink froht that Brooks bastard was trying to start trouble for uy knows he’s not wanted there Not by Niol, not by me--"

"But he is wanted by Cara"

Cameron’s ly for a moment "He’s what she wants… now"

"Ah, so you don’t think that…wanting will last?"

"Not for Cara" Absolutely certain Then his gaze sharpened "Wait, you never said--is Cara okay? Is she? Or has that asshole cop done so to--"

"She’s fine"

His shoulders relaxed

Colin’s gaze raked over the demon’s body "I need you to lift up your shirt for me, Cameron" It was the saht after they’d finished their explanations and alibis

He wasn’t going to wait for the alibi spin with this guy--he was ready to cut to the chase with old Cauy when a simple test would tell the truth about hiht like a wildcat Her knife had found its mark over and over on her killer And, yeah, demons healed fast, but an incubus wasn’t a level-ten, and it would take tier than twenty-four hours–for the wounds to heal

If Cameron had killed Susan, the marks would still be on his flesh

Flesh that was currently hidden by a dark shirt, a shirt buttoned all the way to the de, thick sleeves that covered his arms and fastened at his wrists

Ca that way"

Colin stared back at hirin Then he said, "Tays to do this, dely take off your shirt--or I can take it off for you"

The demon’s eyes darted to the al!"