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True If so would be done unless Sin’s fae on a personal level or contacted Justice Dealers, ould probably rule in a single warg’s favor despite Eidolon’s history as a Dealer Con didn’t think the Seal route anyway They were much more the "hunt theot that
"Well, Sin," Con said loudly, "best of luck E, I’aze for just a second, long enough to deliver his unspoken lass doors, where Wraith aiting, big body propped casually against the frame, hands tucked in his jeans pockets as he watched Anticipation glittered in his blue eyes Con had no idea when the delad for the extra ht
Con brushed past Wraith with a nod, climbed into the newest of three black anal, Sin burst out of the hospital Wraith stepped out as well, his leather duster kicking up around his ankles, and then the Carceris officers were there, Eidolon on their heels He wouldn’t have been able to dolot wasn’t protected by the Haven spell
Sin dashed toward the ambulance while Wraith effortlessly laid the Carceris varabbed the wither drake by the ar a lock-dart--a weapon that, once it pierced its target, paralyzed the victi quick, Wraith knocked the dart askeith his hand, but it struck a glancing blow to Sin’s thigh as it corkscrewed doard Blood sprayed, and though she yelped, she didn’t slow As Eidolon decked the demon, Wraith pinned the vaer seat
"Go!" she shouted, as she slammed the door shut
Con hit a button on the dash, and the rear wall of the parking lot shie on the other side The rig’s tires squealed as they spun out of the stall Once they were through the portal, it closed again, turning into a solid, concrete wall No humans, if they were ever to trespass, would see the door for what it really was
He turned to Sin, as looking back to h the barrier "You okay?" "Yeah Why?"
"You’re bleeding"
She clapped a hand over the wound "I’ve had worse"
Heart still pounding, he peeled out into the early-horns "Keep pressure on it We’ll pull over in a minute and patch it up"
"I said I’m okay" "Don’t be a stubborn idiot" He sla a taxi that pulled out in front of hih Con intentionally let the ambulance trade paint with the other vehicle, just to make the driver piss his pants "You can’t afford an infection right now" Besides, the scent was going to trip his crazy switch if they didn’t get her wound covered
She rolled her eyes "Howwith Carceris officers and their duty?" He wondered if he should lie, then decided she could handle it "A lot" He didn’t bother telling her he was in for a good time hips, canes, and heels at the hands of torturers, too, because he doubted she cared
"Daot experience with the system, and Wraith is… Wraith"
"I don’t want to owe theh as it is"
"Ah"
"Ah, what?" She turned away frolare at him "What’s that supposed to mean?" She must have let up on the pressure on her cut, because a particularly strong whiff of blood h it the way he always did when he’d failed to feed and was treating a bleeding patient But he’d fed--fro this reaction