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Jonny checked his phone the second Charles reported in The vamp was late, but Charles was only late when there was an issue Expecting the usual long report, Jonny frohen he read the four words Charles had sent instead

You better co into the makeshift command center to ensure his other tea to the location he'd given Charles By and large, their first night dedicated to raids was successful Two of the five places they hit had been hideouts for the rogues A third was a backup safehouse that appeared unused and the other two already abandoned Jonny would happily take three out of five and call it a victory

The vaue varound in front of the entrance of the warehouse with two of his vauards

"North bay," the vah the warehouse, ikir"

Jonny strode forward into the darkened side of the warehouse, aware of his va the way When he entered the lighted half, he slowed Charles had two vaht his attention

Jonny was at first surprised then pleased to see three dozen dead rogues before him, until he saho sat in the ht of Ashley alone and tre twist inside of him He canned the e his feelings cloud his judg his eyes from her

"I don't knoas the quiet reply "Your little Natural just went crazy and started killing everyone We helped, of course"

"Ashley doesn't kill"

"She did tonight"

So

"We've searched everywhere and found nothing here No reason for there to be wards or so many of them located in one place I suspect Valon was here but slipped away before we arrived," Charles continued

"Get everyone back to Virginia Pick up dinner along the way," Jonny ordered

"You got her? My Taser's ood" He waited for Charles tofield Jonny picked his way through the dead, attention on Ashley She was soaked with vamp blood; even her hair dripped with it Any doubt he had about her killing was gone by the time he reached her Her knives were at her side, and her arh hi