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A faht flickered in the corner of her eye She reacted instinctively, arcing and dancing away froe and the weapons he held
He missed her, and she faced him "That shit won't work ontells"I didn't leave much of you left in the factory"
"Yeah, thanks for that" Her gaze settled on the bone knife he held in one hand "You got anyave you one and you fucked up I think I'll keep the last one for myself"
I need that knife Ashley blew out a breath The patch Jonny put on her epilepsy see in at least one spot, which e "Okay Let's do this," she said
Valon waited for her to attack, as if suspecting she was too weak Ashley began praying onceShe'd have the energy for one chance to surprise him - and then she was screwed
She willed herself to disappear Before he could register what she was doing, she ed both knives into his wrist and forearm to force his hand release the bone knife
Valon roared in pain He dropped the knife and backhanded her hard enough to send her sprawling onto her back Ashley scraht before she made contact to snatch the knife and roll away
She rose and crushed the knife beneath her heel It snapped into three pieces Valon smashed into her before she had a chance to be relieved Ashley twisted out of his grip and sla and yanked her back towards hi about you" Valon's eyes glowed "I hear Watcher blood runs in your family and tastes like honey"
"Let's not!" she snarled and slammed her other foot into his neck She clawed her way out of his reach and hopped to her feet once htheaded, and the faint tre she'd pushed her luck with the Traveling
Valon lay coughing on the ground Ashley kicked hiullet and then smashed her knee into the back of his head
He went limp, not quite unconscious and not quite awake either
She dropped beside hier "No, no, no!" she ordered herself Jonny's patch was slipping, and she was on the verge of collapsing into a useless, convulsing heap beside a vamp that wanted her dead And when he was done with her, he'd finish off Jonny Her hands shook too hard to grip weapons, and her vision was blurring