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"You don’t touch her," Murphy growled, pulling the Russian’s hair back and punching hiuaranteed to crush the vampire’s windpipe "Do you understand that?"

Anne could see that two of the foreign vauards by the neck She heard sohtened that the situation was escalating past the point of salvage

Just as she was about to push cale of the riverbank rise

"Stop," a low voice said "Ye’re bleedin’ eejits All of ye"

The slap of water carabbed Murphy, the bearded Russian va the s was silent

Tywyll stepped fro low in Russian "That boy Alanting to travel, and these things keep happening I cannot travel with him"

"I’ll just keep ’em down there while we talk" Tywyll nodded toward the black water before he turned to Anne "There’s uards "Da, could you let Patrick out of the river, please?"

Her sire’s eyes twinkled "Was young Murphy in that ruckus? Oi, the lad He needs to stay out of trouble, eh?"

"The big bearded one tried to grab for me What did you expect hiies for Misha He is a good boy, but young Not so bright yet He will learn"

"Well, he won’t be able to talk for a bit after Patrick’s fists Da?"

With a swish and a slap, Murphy was spit out of the river, dripping and glaring at Tywyll

"Tywyll," he spat "So very nice to see you again"

"You too, lad! See you’ve irl"

"Indeed" He stood and did his best to straighten a sopping wet suit He snapped at one of the guards who had covered Anne, and the et me some dry clothes in a moment" His attention turned to the Russian fire va Sokolov"

"Patrick Murphy"

"This is how you meet friends, Sokolov?" The water behind Murphy stirred with his anger

Oleg, to his credit, raised his hands i and quite stupid Very loyal, but stupid"