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"Arel isn’t going to be happy to be called a sycophant," he drawled "And I don’t give a shit if you’re scared or not All I need to do is keep you cornered until the cavalry rides to the rescue"

She pretended indifference, but Niko didn’t ripped her body

"What do you mean?"

"Arel contacted Wolfe when he foundon the fact this female wouldn’t have any inside connections left at Valhalla One phone call and his fib would blow up in his face "The Tagos wasn’t pleased to discover you’re carrying around an illegal weapon, let alone kidnapping a scientist who they hope will be the salvation of those high-bloods who can’t survive their h was strained "I suppose you wanta hundred--oh wait, maybe it’s a thousand--warriors to capture uardians can only transport two or three at a ti on your doorstep" He waved a languid hand toward the empty road "At least not in the next hour or so"

Dylan frowned, proving she hadn’t had word that the guardians were refusing to leave their necros, and that there was no possibility of any backup arriving in time

"No," she hissed "You won’t ruin this for e "There’s no escape"

The cri for

Even a Sentinel h you," she rasped

He held out his ar invitation "You can’t kill two of us"

"Watchher arm she released a blast froed to the side, allowing the electrical charge to slaot?" he taunted, brushing off the bits of bark and shattered wood that clung to his jeans

"And the healers told me that I was the one with the death wish," Dylan snarled, leaping off the front steps of the trailer even as she was sending another invisible bolt of power in his direction

He felt his hair rise as the electricity filled the air, his gaze trained on the fe a kick at his head

Distantly he are of the wary hu out their s and a few braver souls who stepped out of their shabby homes, but he didn’t worry they would interfere

Life was difficult enough for these norer

He was far more concerned by the barely audible sound of Arel’s softto convince her to slip through the back door rather than charging into the fray His scientist ht be brilliant, but she could be as stubborn as hell

Reassured by the sudden fading of her scent, Niko grasped Dylan’s foot and twisted it to the side The well-trained Sentinel flowed through the air, easily landing on her feet as she let off another shot

Niko hissed as the bolt went just above his ducked head, close enough to

Christ He had to disable the shockwave Sooner or later he was going to run out of luck And then

Bad, bad things were going to happen

Avoiding a punch aier forround with enough is

She jerked her head backward,him see stars as she connected with his chin Then, when he rim hold, she turned her head to sink her sharp teeth into his forearo," she denored the pain of his torn flesh "Not a chance in hell"

"Then we’ll both die"

"You’re in no position to threaten--" He forgot what he was going to say as she twisted to the side, h to press a button on her hoital panel, the nu backward "What have you done?"

"Every evil villain has a way to self-destruct," she jeered "Unless you release ht be crazy as a hatter, but she didn’t bluff

If she said the thing was going to self-destruct, then that’s exactly what it was going to do