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It was unnerving
And s that ?" she hissed
He tossed a heavy leather bag over his shoulder, indifferent to her foul reerasped her arm and steered her back to the street and headed east The wolf in Regan growled in protest at being nored her instinct to bite
Not only was she s vath, but there was a dark (frighteningly seductive) fear that he would bite back
They had barely ed to reach the end of the block when there was the sound of flapping wings, and the tiny gargoyle landed directly in front of thean halted, surprised to realize she was pleased to see the strange little beast He was…endearing in his oay
"Hey, did you think to trench s obviously ruffled
"Trench an der translated, stabbing Levet with a cold stare "You deceive yourself, gargoyle, if you think that you can play with me as you do with Styx or Viper I don’t fear any punishment the Anasso could inflict if I decided to put an end to you"
Far fro, Levet puffed out his chest, r’s terrifying gaze
"You need my help, whether you like it or not, vahtened off those attacking curs" He cleared his throat as Jagr regarded hi silence "I can lead you to a cave I can protect Regan I have ht the litany of talents to an abrupt end "I’an deaze to stray frooyle saluted "Yes, sir, Mr Terr breathed
"Oui?"
"Taunt s and shove them down your throat"
"You have hostility issues, you know that, var turned and ainst the brick front of a local antique shop, too weary to be angered at Jagr’spassed off like a used car Once she had the opportunity to gather her strength, she would rid herself of her intrusive guardians Until then…
Well, she’d endured worse
Worse in an epic way
Her heavy lids drifted doard as she relaxed against the wall, trusting her keen sense of ser Five minutes passed, and then another five At last Levet, who clearly possessed the attention span of a gnat, could stand the silence no longer
"Sooo…you’re Darcy’s sister," he an lifted her heavy lids, ignoring the biting anger that flared through her heart at the ht gargoyles were bigger?" she said,
Levet’s tail twitched "I ed, but I assure you that I’ the va Armor I can’t count the number of damsels I’ve rescued from imminent death and dismemberment, which, of course, is why I was sent to rescue you"
A reluctant smile touched her lips He lookedArmor
"Why would you help the vampires?"
"It’s a way to pass the time until I land iven up on the whole Vanna thing since Darcy pointed out that I’h to reach the letters of the puzzle, so I’ve decided to take over Deal Or No Deal Now that would be a sweet gig"
Regan choked back a laugh Culligan had been a television junkie, rarely turning off the thing when he was in the RV Not that Regan colie
"Does Howie Mandel know he’s about to becoe ht I would keep it on the do for now No need for hio all Britney Spears before I’ve actually been offered the job"
This tihtful"
"That’s …" Draine"
A silence descended, broken only by the song of crickets and distant frogs It was a coan was astonished to discover she didn’t oyle’s company In fact…
No She swiftly squashed the treacherous thoughts She didn’t want or need a coh, and certainly not Jagr, who could piss her off one le bite
Against her will, Regan found her gaze searching through the darkness, her senses seeking soive a daotten himself killed One less va Her only concern as…finding a place to sleep before the hu the streets