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The drive into the Point was never fun It was still sad to see the way things devolved the farther into the heart of the city I went But now that I was spendingto understand the ebb and flow, the way the city fed off the lives of the people who lived in it, the less terrified I was of every dark thing that ht I had a hts suddenly shone in lare andwheel I picked up the pace, rounded a corner, and breathed a sigh of relief when the e came into view

I wheeled in front of the ates and punched in the numerical code that Race had sent me earlier The car that had been behind , and my heart dropped back froiantme inside As barren as this place was, as industrial and unwelco it felt like an iron fortress that could keep the wolves of the street at bay I took a hts in order, stripped off ates hining and whirring behind me as someone opened them from the outside

The Mustang was loud and kicked up a cloud of dust as Race pulled into the lot He pulled in right next to the BMW and killed the engine I waved a hand in front of my face to clear some of the debris and walked around the front of the car to meet him I stopped dead in ht of him He winced when he saw round

His hair was sticking up all over the place His botto blood out of one blond eyebrow, and one cheek was puffy and swollen His button-down shirt was torn at the collar and streaked with pink trails of blood Both of his hands had ugly abrasions and scrapes all along the backs and knuckles

“What happened to you?” I sounded like I had sucked on a heliuh in alarm

He spit again and shook out one of his hands I cringed as little drops of blood went flying with the motion

“Work happened”

He waspretty slowly, but seemed steady on his feet as he rab him, but he held up his hands and backed away a step

“Let me clean up first”

I scowled and stalked after hie He didn’t bother to turn on the lights, and when he stu to the loft, I reached out and put my hands on his back to steady him, and felt him shudder at the contact This was a man of contradictions that I didn’t knohat to do with At the al He looked as mad and as furious as I often felt

“Come on, let me help you”