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Of course, that would be a lot easier toreainst this bastard was starting to look like a gesture in—

I paused, noticing the shackle dangling off ht wrist

Oh, goodie

“I’ a hand under the chain before it decapitated him

“Sure you are” I grunted, really puttinget me out of this”

He burst out laughing, since clearly he was off his head

Orvoices

“Status” The word rang inover my shoulder My head whipped around, but the only occupants of the iron-barred cage I’d woken up in were me, the vamp and a desiccated rat

“I have…ugh…located her”

“Estimated extraction time?”

“That is…still being determined”

“There is a problem?”

The vae bars I smashed my foot—the one in the steel-toed Cat—down on it He cursed and let go “Yes, well…a few”

“Show me”

And suddenly things went froh , but the best I could tell it showed so a blood-splattered tank and a crazed expression Her short dark hair was spiky with sweat, her face was livid with bruises and her weird golden eyes were slitted with effort as she—

Oh I guessed that was me

Wow, I look like shit, I thought, right before I noticed so else I looped the slack of the chain around the bar behind e and—

Oh, yeah That worked better

“What the hell is she doing?” That was solish accent

“With respect, Lord Marlowe,” the vamp snapped, “what does it look like?”

“And she is trying to remove your head because…?”

“She doesn’t recognize s may have been involved She—”

“Drugs hav