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Chapter 16

Cursing, Tane was in swift pursuit of Laylah,to catch her arm as she headed deeper into the trees

"Laylah, stop," he commanded

She jerked her arm free, her expression one of pure panic "The baby"

"No"

"Wait here It will only take a ing branch and disappeared through a large bush

"Daainst the coh incentive he ive in to Laylah’s request, but he couldn’t ignore the warning given by Siljar

Like it or not, Laylah was a principium and if he tried to screith fate the Oracles would have hi by his balls and Laylah would be left on her own

Or worse than alone, he silently corrected as the ridiculous gargoyle crashed through the underbrush, his wings flapping and his eyes wide as he was chased by two tall pursuers

"By asped, "who invited the Sylverhter’s stance, the dagger held loosely in his hand as he watched the warriors approach

They looked like fey

Tall and lithe with long hair in varying shades of red and gold All of the to avoid unwanted attention from the humans

A wasted effort

Generic jeans and T-shirts didn’t disguise the liquid grace of their move to a mere mortal

Oh, and of course there were the enormous crossbows that were currently pointed in his direction

Dead giveaway

A swift count revealed four Sylver from the east and twoa wooden arrow through the heart

"Make yourself useful, gargoyle," he commanded

Levet sniffed, but thankfully he lifted his hands and pointed the Sylvermyst

"Watch in wonder, vampire"

There was a sputter of sparkles that shiround Just his luck

The gargoyle was shooting blanks

Accustoed toward the two nearest attackers, taking an arrow in his shoulder and another in his upper chest before he was near enough to grab the first Sylvermyst and rip open his throat

The potent taste of fairy blood slid down his throat Not the sparkling sweetness of most fey, but a dark explosion of power that burned a path to his gut

Sucking the bastard dry, he stuck a dagger into the fey’s heart and gave it a twist before tossing hi for his partner

The second fey had already dropped his crossbow and reached for the sword strapped to his back

Tane ducked as the blade swiped a mere inch above his head Wisely he kept low as he took out the warrior’s legs and drove hie that grated harshly on Tane’s ears, but even as the words for his throat

He wasn’t in the mood to be hexed or cursed or hit with any other nasty spell

Once assured there weren’t going to be any surprises, Tane kicked the sword out of the fey’s hand and efficiently cut out his heart

The eyes, a strange, metallic shade of copper, widened in shock As if he hadn’t expected to be killed by an enraged vampire

Fool

With the two nearest warriors dispatched, Tane grabbed the Sylver the air wasn’t screith his senses there were plentyaside the nearest corpse to make sure it didn’t iround froaze sweeping his surroundings

The trees in front of hi, and the dirt that filled the air settling on top of the were now scattered across the ground in a dozen different pieces

"Holyout the arrows stuck in his flesh Levet’s wings flapped in eoyle had released the equivalent of a minor nuclear bomb and all he said was "oops"?