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"We will figure it out" Darius zipped past the office building The security guard, who hadn’t moved much since alked past earlier, blinked in our direction He didn’t even unhook his thumbs from his belt

"How are you on blood?" I asked, then wanted to knife myself "I didn’tto revel in your body Stay with ue, but it wouldn’t exitmyself to the dey left to fight the allure of the vampire I didn’t even want to

He setme into the seat He filled the driver’s seat a moment later, and then ere on our way

"They’ll notice the car rolling through," I said as I put on one"

It turned out ere both right The guard started as we drove along the road,much faster than the posted speed limit, but no one had shown up by the ties

"Why’d you put up a more intensive invisibility spell?" I asked in confusion as Darius turned back to the road We’d forgotten about Penny’s car Oops

"Penny’s ical fire wouldn’t have burned much of that place before sohs

"It seean’s fire I’d love to speak with your cousin, Reagan," Penny said

We passed a security truck, and the driver slammed on his brakes e zoo my eyes "He lives in a shack in the woods I only see him once every so often He just randoet some, you could let me know?" she asked hopefully

"Yeah, sure If I do Who knows, he rin curled Darius’s lips as he pulled into the eoodbye to Penny (and Callie and Dizzy proot into her car and pulled out behind us so quickly that one ht she was a vaht by the security guard as patrolling around, looking for us

"Give me a moment," Darius said as the security truck pulled across the road in front of us

I watched in vague fascination as Darius exited the car, put on the jets, ripped the door of the security truck open, and bit the driver That hot jab of e out of hand

When he entered the car a ered onhis stare

"I saw your expression just now You are losing the battle, as I have You are realizing that forever between us would be the unbreakable bond humans speak of, but could never fully understand"

"No," I said, and crossed my arms Why did he turn me into a juvenile withlady" Callie leaned toward us

"I was only wondering why you bit hi myself out of this sudden hole I’d found myself in Callie and Dizzy would find a way to kill Darius if they thought my mind was lost to him

"This will be a positive experience he won’t quite believe," Darius responded "He will be less likely to share news of it"

"We should get going before so out his"I hope there aren’t any cameras You didn’t kill hiered on er before he turned back to the wheel