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Levet gave a flick of his tail "He’s rather large to ignore"

A huive you lessons She’swhat she doesn’t want to have to deal with" He waited until she reached the truck, his finger lifting to stroke down her cheek "Haven’t you, cara?"

She refused to flinch frolare Maybe she had been too swift to protect herself froo threatened to expose And clearly she could have been o

But noas hardly the ti or not?" she de"

"Yes, well" Levet cleared his throat "Perhaps I should--"

"Don’t even think about it," Santiago snapped, grabbing the gargoyle by one horn and tossing him into the truck

"Mon dieu," Levet squeaked as he landed on the leather seat

Rolling her eyes, Nefri rounded the back of the truck to slide into the passenger side, in a cowardly way pleased to have the gargoyle between her and Santiago

Not that she believed he would ever try to haro was by nature a protector and no ht infuriate hih power to protect herself from any enemy

No, she si her io’s bed only to panic when she awoke in his ar her scars froet

With a low curse, Santiago cli wheel and used his powers to start the engine Then, with a last glare at Nefri, he shoved the truck into gear and sent thehway, Santiago pressed the accelerator to the floorboard, urging the truck into breakneck speed

Thankful for her i only blurred gliave way to slow of streetlights

They had traveled nearly an hour in uncohts were interrupted by the strange sensations that suddenly filled the air

"Santiago"

Even as his na the truck and turning onto a service road "I feel it," he aze trained on the trees that lined the recently plowed fields

"What?" Levet stood on the seat, his expression troubled "What is going on?"

Nefri shivered, rolling down herto test the chill breeze

There was the same pulse of emotion that surrounded Gaius’s lair An unnatural coercion that could easily s of both human and demon

But this wasn’t violence that brushed over her skin and tugged at her e fear

"It’s not the sa the truck onto an even se fallen tree trunks and potholes large enough to s theh we have to track it down"

"Yes," she agreed, clenching her teeth as he cut through an overgrown meadow to halt near an abandoned schoolhouse

They crawled out of the truck, all three of the tin roof The ce and most of the s had been sles

The surrounding playground had long ago conceded defeat to the encroaching weeds, although so set and metal slide No doubt the saht the keg of beer

Allowing her powers to flow through the thick air, Nefri swiftly sensed the huo nodded

"I’ll circle around and co loose the sword he kept strapped to his back

She instinctively reached to touch his ar her heart "Whoever is inside is close to breaking," shehysteria "Be careful"