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"I know that" Adjusting his seat back, Michaelthe pink syringe of accelerant out of her reach in the door pocket Her gut ached when she saw the single dose left in the Evocane vial, there a his pens and notepads She wanted it, needed it, and, fingers trean to count the seconds

"I must remember to thank Bill next tie with the Evocane "All that Opti conditioningher coat sleeve up to expose her shoulder "I scratched your back, you scratch mine"

"There’s only one dose," he said as he rolled up his sleeve "God, I can’t tell you the last ti as he jaot to wait two ht?"

Thank God forto matter"

Michael’s eyes widened, but it was too late, and she breathed in, willing the blue sparkles that filled her sight to round garage and tainting the setting sunlight spilling in the open door

"No!" Michael howled, but with a s them back to the instant he had opened his briefcase to make his source of Evocane vulnerable

Michael froze, squandering a vital half second, torn between her and what he thought was her goal Terrified he was going to lose what he’d worked so hard for, he scrambled for the accelerant in the door pocket, too late and too stupid to stop Peri as she lunged, cuffed fingers grasping for the vial of Evocane

Grinning, Peri showed hirip "You are such a du it

"You little bitch!"

A fist exploded against her face Cowering, she hunched over the vial, breath held against the stars as she shook out every last drop, soaked up by the thick ripped the back of her neck and yanked her upright Unable to focus, she bared her teeth in a gri out when he backhanded her middle with a heavy hand

"Take your accelerator now, Mr Asshat," she gasped, eyes watering "Oh, that’s right, you can’t," she said, throwing herself against the door as he swung at her again His fist hit her cheek, and pain radiated all the way behind her eye "Go ahead and kill ive you any of his Evocane Ever! I told you I wanted Silas" She stared at hily, Michael let his hand drop Peri’s heart raced, waiting for his next blow