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And she knew the de it ss easier She’d tried to give him an out No dice

Jade started to run

Theand started to roar Sparing a fast look over her shoulder, she saw that the deht at her

Soed to the left Felt the breath of the bike behind her

So close now So close

She dove over a pile of garbage Slaht foot by about two inches

Then the demon circled back around

The beah the darkness "No hu away from me!" the demon yelled

Jade rose to her feet The motorcycle had braked about ten feet away She walked forward, dodged the garbage, and stood in thefull of e Her hands were down, half hidden behind her jeans She lowered her head, offering a pose of submission

Weakness

All Other knew just hoeak humans were

Wait for him Wait

Thetoward her

Jade tilted back her head and met his stare She smiled In that instant before impact, she leapt to the side, then struck out with her knife His scream filled her ears even as metal screeched and the motorcycle slammed into the road

Her shoulders hunched as she stared down at the body The knife was in his chest The back of his head had s isted beneath him

The motorcycle had rolled twice Now it lay in a wreck just a few feet away

"Bitch" Not a snarl this time Only a whisper

Jade licked her lips "You should have just walked away" Didn’t he understand? Brandt wanted her back for a reason