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Great I shivered, fighting off the co Reht about My lected to order him to stay put before I unleashed them on him

"Wait," I told the Remnants Maybe Kramer would spoof back for another assault I doubted it, but I could hope he'd be that stupid

"How's he doing?" I asked Bones, kicking pieces of the desk out of my way to reach the opposite corner of the roo Tyler crouched in a ball on the floor He clutched his neck, but blood no longer streaed but unhampered

"He'll be fine," Bones replied "Just a bit traumatized"

"I was dead" Tyler's voice was noaway-"

"You did nothing of the sort," Bones interrupted "Your heart didn't stop once though your larynx was crushed, and you were choking on your own blood"

"Oh, God," Tyler moaned

"Maybe you shouldn't atte a shiver for a different reason The Rerave per my defenses

Bones cast a glance at the Re down He'd experienced firsthand what they could do when Marie unleashed the her blood To say it hadn't endeared the it mildly, but they couldn't help themselves They were like supernatural et they were pointed at-or whatever target was the closest

"Pity they didn't do the trick"

I lifted"Not their fault I juave me a level look "All of us underestiain At least noe have confirmation of Elisabeth's claims"

Oh yeah I'd say Tyler's near-death experience, the wreckage of this office, his injured dog, andbulldozed by a desk were all very definitive for so do you want to wait here to see if he co "Hell no, we're not waiting here We're leaving, and I' is taken care of Mama didn't raise no damn fool"

"He's not interested in you, Tyler, so there's no reason he'd coone-"

"You see that Ouija board?" he interruptedthe ruins of the desk "I didn't get a chance to turn it off before he broke it That onna work here while a ghost who's obviously pissed that I suht to s for a while Ghost's got no issue with hiive you a ride home?" He looked too wound up for me to trust hiateways there before That ghost could sneak in through one-and I don't have any vampires in ain"

"So where do you want to go? A friend's house?" Hunger and a bone-deep inner chill sharpenedI couldn't wait to cuttheain