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Venom looked at her small, sleek, perfect for to do with survival “Turn around”

When she did, he nodded “Blood’s gone” Droplets would’ve sunk into the waistband of her jeans, but that wasn’t soht now

“How ot onto your jacket?” he asked after she’d pulled on the clean tee

It turned out that the inner lining of her jacket aterproof, and they were able to wipe it clean using the already damp top Close as they were, the scent of her curled around him like the kitten he called her He wanted to tumble her into his arms and explore her, find out if the passionate, fascinated, protective pull he felt toward her had becos: home

But first, he had to get her to safety

Taking the bloody top they’d used as a rag, he said, “I’ll be back in five Anything dangerous appears, poison it with those baby fangs”

The sound of her snarl stayed with him as he faded into the trees, his destination the ay he’d gli before he’d stopped There A s on the other side was no surprise, not in this region Its eyes gleaet rid of the concentrated sood noses, but they weren’t bloodhounds This should keep a va their scent trail to mount a pursuit

It’d have been a different case if Michaela had one of the hunter-born in her employ, but the forel of Budapest had a strange blind spot when it came to hunters She used the services of the Guild and, according to the hunters Venom knew, she treated the hunters in her territory with courtesy However, she didn’t have any deeper connection with the Guild

Then again, neither had the Tower until Raphael fell in love with a mortal hunter and the world turned upside down Most est, stayed away froood for their health

“Good hunting, my friend,” Venom said to the wolf across the way, the one who’d stayed in place but had nized like, and the wolf knew Venom wasn’t prey

He was on his way back to Holly seconds later He found her sitting with the backpack, her jacket on but open; the green glow continued to pulse She hadn’t taken out her pack froth just to anized it so the stuff weup

Venom kneas silent when he moved “How did you knoas here?”

A shrug “I could feel you”

Unconcerned about that when he’d normally be otherwise, he walked over and hunkered down to look into the pack “Why did you put that bottle of blood near the top?” It was the unopened one “I already drank one”

“I don’t think it’ll stay cold and good for longer than , so you should have it then” A wicked smile up at him “Wonder what flavor it is?”

“I’ain,” Veno the seer gave him No one called her that, but they all knehat she was Ash saw things that hadn’t yet happened, and if she liked you enough to offer you a helping hand, you’d be an imbecile not to take it

Of course, Ashwini’s ?” he asked Holly as he put her da that he then stuffed into a front pocket of the pack

A long pause before Holly nodded “You sure you want to know? It ht make you question the nature of fate and destiny and free will”

Venoued “Tell me”

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