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Della got into the ring thinking there would be a bell, thinking she&039;d come up with a way out of this crap, but nope-on both counts Before she had a chance to catch her breath, the girl attacked

Della still didn&039;t have a clue what to do But when she took a fist to the cheek and it hurt like hell, she decided letting this girl beat the crap out of her wasn&039;t a good plan, either

Della ducked the girl&039;s second punch The crowd booed

The were cairl by the ar She landed hard, but was back on her feet in seconds As the girl danced around throwing punches like solared right at her and then cut his eyes upward again

The second of lost focus cost Della dearly, for the girl struck again, this tiht in the ribs Air whooshed out of her lungs as pain caused her to stu in the ceiling, where an air vent had once been

Okay, now she knew Steve&039;s plan, but didn&039;t he realize that these other vamps could fly, too?

Another foot ca by the ankle and slung the girl outside the ring Yelps and cries for blood echoed froroup of vamps, but she must have been ain

She leapt into the ring Her eyes glowed the notable orange color of a pissed-off were She kicked up her foot, Della went to block it A bad mistake, because she didn&039;t see what the B with an itch had in her hands until it was too late

The knife caht at Della&039;s heart Her only defense was to block it with her arm The blade sliced into her forearm and it felt like a burn, hot, yet cold at the same time The smell of blood filled her nose

Her own blood

She heard the hungry cries froe again The knife was aiht at Della&039;s chest A roar, not fro in Della&039;s ears

Fury, hot red rage, filled Della&039;s heart at the saht below her collarbone Airl by the shoulders, she slung her It looked like slow motion Felt like slow motion, as the knife sliced its way out of Della&039;s chest Breath held in pain, she watched as the girl fleay, the knife, still in her hands, dripping blood from the tip of the blade

Then Della saw the supersized lion, AKA Steve, charging toward the ring et in his way Go Steve! She pointed up and then with everything she had, she leapt straight into the air, barely fitting through the tight little exit And right behind her, hauling ass, was a Peregrine falcon

She continued upward knowing the va, would be behind the sensation in her shoulder Suddenly aware she didn&039;t hear the flap of a bird&039;s wings, she glanced back Steve had returned to the roof, transfor fire into the hole in the old building Daon

Obviously, the building had some sort of insulation that wasn&039;t fire resistant, because s out of the roof al off around the dragon and Steve was back to being a Peregrine They flew off hard and fast She kept looking back, praying the rogues weren&039;t there Thankfully, only the darkness chased them

Suddenly, Steve started down

"No," she screa They&039;ll come after us!"

He didn&039;t listen, but continued down and landed in a dark alley h wooden fences lined the pathway, as if too keep riffraff out The overflowing garbage cans that smelled like spoiled fruit seemed to hold up the fences, some of which looked rotted By the tirabbing her ararbage and filled Della&039;s senses

"You know," she said, flinching at the pain both in her ar to die!" he seethed

"Who said anything about dying?" She found it hard to focus on him and she blinked a couple of tirowl "That tells rinned and she couldn&039;t hold the gesture in place "I&039;m not that bad, am I?"

"No, you&039;re not that bad Just stubborn" he aze, "and perfect," he said, but his voice sounded distant "I need to get you to a hospital"

"No," she said, feeling her knees weaken "I need blood and I&039;ll heal She didn&039;t hit any et me blood, Steve That&039;s all I need Vampires heal really quickly"

He frowned and pulled his phone out "Don&039;t you dare call Burnett!" she seethed, but her knees folded and she dropped to the ground "Please," she begged, feeling tears fill her eyes "I want to impress him I can&039;t let hi down at her with compassion

Relief fluttered inside her when she saw him put his phone back into his pocket "Thank you," she said "Thank you," she repeated, but she&039;d no otten that last word out when she smelled the dirty scent that hinted at rotten ue vamps

Weres

Oh, shit! She really didn&039;t want to die today

She stood up, her whole body tre than she felt There were three of the dudes Hair so dirty she couldn&039;t distinguish the color, and clothes that looked just as unclean

They&039;d obviously s for a bite to eat