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The fighting stick drops froer’s hands Before it even hits the mat, it’s happened Her huh a gauze curtain, and she drops to all fours When my vision focuses, she is a reddish-colored wolf She launches at Gabriel, paws to chest, jaide open and angled over his throat, and has him pinned to the mat in mere seconds

"Damn," Noah says, admiration clearly in his voice "That is sick, rees Eli Whenever he slips into French, I know he’s in deep hatever he’s concentrating on Our gazes er will be a total asset to the team

Gabriel’s expression re Ginger the wolf directly in the eye She sort of bows her scruffy head and backs off of hi her head toward Lucian, he ser takes off at a trot

"Where’s she going?" Noah asks

Lucian glances over at Noah "Do you see that pile of clothes on the lance down Dah, there lay the Nikes, navy blue training pants, and Ginger’s T-shirt Along with a bra and undies

Lucian smiles "She’s ht back" He jogs out of the dojo

Gabriel is up now and scanning the roo on Jake’s "She could have snapped rins "I know"

Inwhy, if they have so much vampire power and wolf power, WUP needs my help The vampires can read ht like insane ultihters, and the wolves can bite off heads Why do they needhue any otherbeing will have difficulty warding off"

"Victorian has it," I say, glancing at Vic

"Not to your extent," Eli adds "We all sahat you did to his brother, Valerian Don’t forget that"

I glance at Jake His chiseled jaw tightens as he returns reat My h co world Fantastic Always knew I’d be good for so ood for s to lance at Eli, who is ht a ser and Lucian step back into the dojo, and the sparring continues

I soon see that Gabriel was, in fact, holding back a little with Ginger I knew it Although I do think she could’ve probably rendered him headless if they weren’t on the same team But when Gabriel and Lucian spar, it’s a little more intense They spar in huh for us all to see Lucian not only can handle his own, but also watch our backs Then heto watch Midnight black, he lunges straight at Gabriel, and Gabriel hurls him across the dojo All the way across it My er at ently forces my mouth shut

Noah and Darius spar Darius, shirtless and a six-pack you could thump a penny off of, aht inOnly Noah can ju extres are nearly split in half, like scissors

Noah throws rin Darius takes him out Flat-out On-his-back, on-the-o at it Both are vahters Jake is a lot older than Vic, though, and his experience shows Each throws the other across the dojo, and each leaps high into the rafters above And despite Victorian’s looks--he is almost painfully beautiful, in a polished, aristocratic way--he can le bone in his bloodless body that is scared of anything or anyone Neither h, but rather keep to hand-to-hand co, to say the least

Sydney and Gabriel take the center floor next, and Gabriel shows Syd no es her relentlessly, and without flinching or shying away--not even once--Sydney charges back She, like Ginger, is petite and blond, and while not as innocent-looking as Ginger, she doesto watch She lacks the sweetness Ginger still has, too Like es, yet cultured Classy