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There was also the chance that he’d noticed us loitering outside his house, and was currently lying in wait, using the stillness, quiet, and darkness as cover I didn’t need a s Even though I kneas co, it still scared me It could only be worse in human form

"Okay, let’s split up," I whispered, the sound barely leavingabout vampires Darius could still hear ether There is no telling ewould just eat into tiinto my inner battle zone If he was ho and souy was a soe, so he surely had more than one loud spell in his arsenal that he would liberally throw if his life was in danger

A floorboard creaked below my boot Deep shadow draped down the furniture and across the floor There were papers on the dining roo with a half-empty cup of clear liquid Water, probably People who drank vodka out of a pint glass didn’t usually leave it behind unless they were passed out next to it

A few crue reverberated in the silence A soft touch landed on my shoulder

I jumped I couldn’t help it I really did hate jack-in-the-boxes

Darius took his hand away and silently pointed at thelooked like it had been forgotten there, resting against the salt and pepper shakers Footfalls still quiet even though my heart had lurched at the possibility of a clue, I crossed that way and let ic in it felt zesty and packed a hefty dose of power It wouldn’t rot your foot off, but it would cause souess what kind of spell it was, but I did knoould be useful in et it to work It orth a shot

I moved to swipe the ball off the otten there first

"This is no tireedy," I told hiuy have a new spell once in a while"

"I apologize That was not intended" He studied the casing for ahis hand out flat

I plucked the orb off his pal looked at, dude You’re falling apart"

"I need blood"

A wash of shivers coated my body I cockedit cool, and ignoring his coer than the one we found on the way to the unicorn paddock, right?"

"Yes Si, able to hold uys were in New Orleans for a tiht wind of their activities and tried to duplicate thes"

"Either that or she used the sa supplier I can have my people check it out"

"It’s worth a shot" I dropped the casing into uy"

"You are ju to conclusions"

"Nah, I’d already juit"

"It is a wonder people eet the job done Plus a little extra if I end up at the wrong villain’s house" I moved to the door off the side of the kitchen A quick peek inside told e, and the minimal empty space not stuffed with shelves and boxes said a car couldn’t fit Neither could a bunch of uy without skin, and a demon This couldn’t be the scene of the crime, and not just because there was no blood