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Cae?"

"Looks that way He’s out to scare the hell out of this city, and what are we going to tell the press about all this? De the city!? I’m worried about Tim’s business and all the other Supe businesses and homes And what about Va to burn down the city" I pulled out my keys "How’s your side?"

"I’ll live Meet you there" She ran to her Lexus, Sht behind her

I stared at the Jeep I was so tired of running around town, trying to put out fires--in this case, literally--that I could screaot in, I pulled out my phone and put in the call that I really didn’t want to make

"Hanna? Put Marion on, please" As I waited to tell my friend that she’d lost not only her house, but her business, I looked up in the sky The clouds wereflashed as rain began to pour, beating against the pavehters put out the blaze at Marion’s--the drops were as fat as orb weaver spiders, breaking apart as they hit the ground

Marion came on the phone "Delilah? Hanna said you wanted to talk to me?"

"Your café’s on fire There are injured We’re headed there now"

"Oh, Great Coyote Master…we’ll get down there right away--"

"No!" I was overexcited and yelled at her "No, Marion You stay there We can’t chance you being out in sight We caught Jaycee, and the Tregarts killed her before we could get anything out of her Put on Roz, please"

Marion protested, but I convinced her that she needed to leave the job to us Roz cauards around the house to beef up security until we catch Van Things are reaching an explosive level Once they have ht And if we’re not hoht"

"That bad, huh?"

"Yeah, I think it will be We’re going to have ourselves a party at the Energy Exchange and it’s likely to get bloody Ask Morio to prepare whatever spell concoctions he and Carab er I don’t knoe’ll have a chance to ether and I’ll restock my armory" By his armory, Roz ed Neo in the Matrix forthis to be big?"

"Yeah, we are Van, Telazhar, Newkirk--"

"Who’s Newkirk?"

"Our bald-headed man He’s a Koyanni with a spirit seal Van and Jaycee have been posing as Trytian’s lackeys while they’ve been double-ti Things have just gotten incredibly chaotic, and we have to take the specific organizations and people, but that could snap at any time"

Spree killers didn’t care what or who they hurt, and while--in the long run--that was essentially the nature of the de a wider ether and meet you…where do you want us tonotes on a pad

"Meet us at the Energy Exchange I’ll call you with a ti uys had already taken off

Shade gave ainst the seat "This sucks Just a couple days ago ere having fun, preparing for Iris’s wedding Noe’re running around like arts At least Iris and Bruce are having a better time than we are"

"Yeah, but look at it this way: We’re not bored" And with that, he pulled me in for a kiss, then snapped his seat belt shut I started the ignition, pulled out of the parking lot, and headed for the Supe-Urban Café

Chapter 20

Marion’s café was s was still in one piece Flaed to catch it before it engulfed the whole place, and the fire appeared to be norical Maybe they’d run out of canya We could only hope

Two fire trucks were there, with fire water on the structure Three a custoht burns

Chase and Sha through Jaycee’s phone while S around on the sidewalk

I foldedput out the flalooe rise up Marion didn’t deserve to lose her house and her business Alfina hadn’t deserved to be raped The Supes didn’t deserve to lose five s around us

Caes on Jaycee’s phone And she has a calendar Tonight she was supposed topay that we knew about the Koyanni "Re for the Koyanni?"

Understanding lit up her face "Wolf Briar If they’re to bring pay olves OrHave there been anymale beta lycanthropes?"