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Jared’s mouth twisted "Then think of this as e’ve practiced aquickly but silently, and re her upper arms "I hope Ava will be okay"

Jude seemed just as anxious "She’s just so tiny"

"Ava can take care of herself, believeDexter’s cautiousness, I almost smiled His constant presence was a comfort, even when he was in tattoo for breath

"You okay?" Reuben asked him

"Yeah, fine" Dauards in total Six are patrolling the ca the vehicle containing the cages Every last one of theilant They clearly know it’s in their best interests to be alert They knohat they’re dealing with"

Jared cocked his head "Vigilant and nervous, or vigilant and confident?" There was a distinct difference One ht’ instinct would ically prepared and wouldn’t hesitate to act

"The patrollers and the ones guarding the vehicle look alert but spooked The others are pretty confident – even seeh on adrenaline"

Jared went to speak again but was distracted as a puddle of goo slithering toward us It quickly reformed into Denny

He shook himself a little "There are five humans inside the tent They’re definitely military, and they’re armed with shit that I didn’t even know existed"

Dauards – particularly the patrollers – are well-ar I did identify sh"

"Nineteen huh a number"

"How about inside the vehicle?" Jared asked Denny

"There are ten captives," replied Denny "There are four of Quentin’s vampires in there – only one is untainted, and he’s out cold I’ he’s Quentin’s brother The other six are from Commander Rodney’s squad and, thankfully, they’re just injured and knocked out"

His face a mask of absolute determination, Jared spoke "Okay First we need to disable the six patrollers Chico, Saleuys coifts while you deal with the humans All I need is for them to be out cold for a while Afterwards, you hide the patrollers in the trees" Without hesitation, they slinked away – splitting up and heading in different direction to target the guards