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"Baby, this alley is a bloodbath That s out"

The predators were already out She glanced over her shoulder and saw the eyes in the darkness The flash of fangs

Tanner’s hand wrapped around her wrist "Coone

Only thein

Tanner pushed her behind his body "Stay the hell back," he ordered those aited in the darkness He lifted his claws "Or I’ll start slicing you apart"

Silence

But htened Tiot this," she whispered to Tanner

He frowned over his shoulder at her

Her chin rose She could do this

He stepped away

Marna sent a ball of fire racing into the alley The fire caught the vampire’s dead body Incinerated hi back--back to whatever hole they’d crawled fro firewhen she’d been an angel, it had never felt this way Like the energy was pouring froood as the pleasure that Tanner had given her, but still good

Marna smiled "Now you know to stay away," she said into the fla wasn’t just for the el who lurked nearby She wasn’t the sa more It was time for the rest of the world to realize that fact

And to stay out of my way

He watched the action from his perch on the rooftop The little lost Fallen enjoyed her fire He could see the thrill on her face

Angels didn’t enjoy the rush of power Angels didn’t enjoy anything

She wasn’t an angel anymore She liked the crackle of the blaze Liked the heat of the licking flames

She’d used her fire on the vampires Finally, that power had broken free for her

He watched as the shifter took her from the alley Bundled her into an SUV and shot down the street

He would be a problem The panther watched Marna too closely Touched her too much