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"If it bites or scratches you while in its huas, "you’ll die if I don’t get to you fast enough They kill really easily"

I doubted it I was absolved froiven ifts Not like I could tell her that I’d just have to hide any wounds I took until they healed over

"Okay, then Don’t get killed, " I nodded decisively and entwined ers inthat would th, and keepI was made for action, not a cubicle

"You really are crazy," she er you’re about to face"

"Neither I’ood at my job" And a different breed--literally--than the others in the MLE office

In the French Quarter, she tried to navigate around the ed drinks and slung beads

"It’ll take us forever to get through here," she said, pounding on the wheel

I fired a quick textWhat’s up?

Ale back Supernatural creature was in ceone now, but ht come back Tourist just found it Cops called

"Ohht"

"It did?" Clarissa asked ide eyes, her gaze dipping to ot personal"

I reached for the door handle

"What are you doing?" she asked

"It’ll be faster on foot The captain gave me coordinates"

"But wait, I didn’t tell you about--"

I jumped from the car, shut the door behindher I was clear I would figure out whatever it was she hadn’t told me Before now, I’d always had very little information when I went in hot The outco the sidewalk, weaving in and out of people and keeping my eyes open Soht Since I hadn’t confronted this particular creature before, there was no telling what it ht surprise me with

I crossed Bourbon Street There ay too many people there Instead, I worked toward the slower areas near the sighting I wasn’t actually far from Darius’s ho around, not to s For a supernatural, it was a good place for a little dinner

I turned down a quieter street, dodged a horse and carriage carrying aFrench Quarter architecture to two tourists, and slowed Laughter, a shout, and soainst cement Someone belched Welcome to New Orleans, where the party never ended My kinda town

I gripped the hilt ofthe surprised expression froic If the creature needed a sword to the back, by golly, as I to say boo?

I walked a ways, not hearing anything foreign No screae to the captain, asking for new coordinates

It’s MIA We’re hunting, came his reply So he was on scene as well That was rare This thing had to be a doozie

I did love a challenge

Bring it in and we’ll get you partnered off, he sent Their whereabouts ca with one of the other agents would only slow uy askeda pink plastic container half filled with a cocktail

I slowed and gave hihed and pointed the way they’d couy in a costu so people could see"

"It eso upper lip frouts all over the place You should check it out They’re probably still going"