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"What is this?" he de to find ave o So we're here to ith you to find hiht Damian's people onto my headquarters without permission"

"We're Here To Help That's it"

Jonny considered her long enough for a familiar flush of arousal to reach her cheeks and her pupils to dilate He stepped closer until only she was able to hear him

"What kind of deal did you have to make for Damian to hand over a team of Guardians?" he asked

"I told you I'd do whatever it took," she replied

"You're in no shape to fight, Ash," he whispered "I don't need to touch you to know"

"It doesn't uys will help you They have no qual vamps"

He folded his arms across his chest

"The other vaave me full control, and I told them the vamps with this otiation youif it's about me," he warned her

"It wasn't It's aboutfor this situation Instead, he spun on his heel and walked away "Let's talk Now" Those vamps nearest him jumped at his sharp tone "Tell your teahtered where they stand" Without waiting to confirm she complied, he strode back into the house and paused in the foyer "Charles, do you know any of the Guardians she brought?"

"I recognize two This is one of their special ops teams," Charles said from his position at the table covered eapons and radios waiting to be issued out for the night's raid "Very highly trained, very disciplined"

"So they'll obey her"

"Yeah"

"And she'll obey you"

Charles didn't respond

"There can be only one ops leader for this mission, Charles She'll do what you say, or she and the teae ive theives you yours," Jonny replied "Or have you forgotten …" He lifted his hand to display the mark all his va at her too long, a thrill running through hi herself again He kneerful of a healer Bianca was Seeing the evidence, however, ift for the first time