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“Lisa Durant”

“Was dead” Her shoulders tensed “I don’t re that happened in between that alley and that roo the cop’s gaze and daring hie “I saw the vamps kill the woman They left Dee in her blood I saw it all”

“Bullshit” Tony stepped forward “I don’t buy that—”

“It’s my story” A brief pause “The one I’ll tell everyone I see if you so oing to happen His te, painful rhythm

No one could threaten Dee She was too i out the va

“They outed themselves” Maybe it was ti roo up ininside, so it back out Lucky for the vamps, they’d perfected the body ditch over the years

“There’s a Born Master co to town,” Dee said and she tilted her head Simon’s eyes narrowed Yeah, that was his mark on her neck and he knew the cop saw it No blood drawn, no bite since Dee didn’t like that But a sweet suck had done the trick “I’ht Watch You takewhat hell will come to the city”

Tony’s eyes widened Ah, so the dick hadn’t ever come across a Born? Then he didn’t knohat hell looked like “You can’t kill Borns the way you can most vampires” No, they were so much harder to slay He’d once heard of a Born who’d survived a stake to the heart and a partial beheading

Their bodies were tougher They healed ten tied into a vaht some of your human weaknesses with you

But when you were Born a vampire…

There was no weakness for you Not once the powers kicked in and the bloodlust began

“Who are you?” Tony deuy here” She unfolded her arainst He can help me”

“And I can’t?”

“No”

Tony flinched

“You’re a cop You protect innocents” She shook her head “But your job isn’t to kill vampires”

“Some days it is,” he fired back

Simon’s brows shot up So the cop had soht now,” Dee said

“You ran, Dee Innocent people don’t run”

Okay, his fault Siive Dee much choice When I hauled her out of that pit, she was barely conscious Sirens ailing—I just couldn’t risk her”

“You couldn’t, huh?”