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I was ducking to avoid a roundhouse punch that would have snappedthe other vampire, suddenly seize Zachary, a newer recruit, and bury her fangs into his throat

"Tate, stop her!" I screaave a jerk and Zachary fell back, clutching his neck with red streaers Then Belinda ran

I heard gunshots, cursing, and the scra of feet as several of the team rushed over

"Hostile on the loose, secure the perimeter!" Cooper shouted

I gave the varirowled, and charged hi both of us over His fists pu, holding hish scissors of that blade and he was dead the permanent way

I crawled off hi sides like I wanted to A scuffle to my left made me whip my head around, just in time to see the dark-haired va the two soldiers nearest hi the exits had gone after Belinda, except for the ones kneeling by Zachary This vae of their distraction

Dave leapt for hiuin on his belly, and then took off at a flat run

I sprinted forward, following the sounds fro human, there was no way they could catch her

I made my decision in a split second and went after Belinda instead She was the bigger threat Belinda knew the nas of Don's organization, and she'd had enough experience being trapped by the security systeive detailed descriptions to anyone who h to try to breach it There was no way I could let her repeat any of that

I ran as fast as I could, quickly catching up to Tate and Juan Up ahead, I couldn't see Belinda, but I could hear where she'd been by squealing brakes and excla mations from people as she crossed what must have been a busy intersection

"Get the car," I gasped out to Tate, darting past him "Track me!"

I had a transmitter in my beeper, and by car, they could follow faster Plus handle any police, if it ca and I headed in that direction, bursting through an intersection and catching a gliht before she darted down a side streetOh no you don't, I thought

I putwith every step Inside I was praying that Belinda didn't dash into soe, but h about me and the team to know that wouldn't work in her favor No, she just ran like hell, and I was cursing her even as I kept up

Belinda leapt over a fence without even a pause in her stride At least she wasn't a Master vampire who could fly; I'd be screwed then I took the fence alged edge ofdidn't heal instantly, as it did for her There were days when I envied undead healing abilities Just not enough to turn et them

When I gained on her enough to take the chance, I threw my knives I only had two of theht area in Belinda's back, o down Da full-out over uneven ground with a weaving target wasn't nearly what it was if we'd been in close quarters while I was stationaryNote to self: Work on knife-throwing skills while in a chase

But the blades began to slow her All that jostling erously near to her heart, and Belinda couldn't stop to get a good enough grab on the handles to pull the her breakneck speed, but all she succeeded in doing with her flailing was to slant a knife deeper in her back instead of pulling it out Belinda staggered again, and I willed as, Cat, you can't let her get away!

I gathered rasp Belinda's ankles and knock her over She whipped around, her fangs snapping at any piece ofht into her torso

Belinda stilled at once Her wide, cornflower-blue eyes met mine for a second, and then her lids dipped even as she let out a scream that was cut off in the next moh her heart

I wasn't about to take any chances I flipped Belinda over and gave both knives a hard twist, feeling her go completely liht coldlyInstead you brought it to this

A screae of someone's lawn, it looked like The ho toht to the death in her backyard

I sat back with a sigh "Go ahead, call 911 It'll et their hands on uys would be here soon, and so would Bones, I'd bet He didn't need my transmitter to track me; he could do it by scent

She babbled so that sounded like, "Murderer," and went inside, sla her door Mo the police

I stayed on the grass near Belinda, nodding politely at the few nearby neighbors who ca their own eency calls I'd been there less than threeinto view He slohen he sawthe last several yards to where I sat

"All right, luv?"

I nodded "Scratches and bruises, nothing serious The vampire you were after?"

He knelt next tohallos with Belinda in hell by now, I should think"

Good One erous of those three was starting to shrivel in the late afternoon sun

"Zachary?"

Bones shook his head I took in a deep breath, wishing I could stab Belinda again and somehow make her feel it

The squealing of tires announced the guys' arrival as, moments later, Juan and Tate jumped out of the car that skidded to a stop by us