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She iet to the pulleys holding Liza up It was a minor miracle that any reh the warehouse, even if it had been under Sophie’s control

Mick moved over beneath Liza’s feet

“You just hold on a bit longer, honey,” he called “We’ll have you down in a jiffy”

She nodded weakly Her pale face was stretched tight with pain Those dislocated shoulders had to be pure agony Mick’s et her treated There would be too many questions to answer at a human hospital No, Jeannette would be better They’d take Liza back to his place and have his second in command come look her over She had a healer’s touch that would be faster than any mainstream medicine

“Almost there,” called Sophie

Mick tracked herthat she was so far above the No, best not to think of such things She wouldn’t fall She was being careful Still

Behind the gag, Liza screa wide

“I know it hurts, sugar We’re workin’ as fast as we can,” said Mick

A whistling huht his attention as Sophie screamed, “Mick, behind you!”

Mick whirled and in a fleeting instant saw Cassius less than ten feet away, bloody but upright, fangs bared He had only a h the air and tore the vampire in half It hit the far wall of the warehouse with a thunk that left it lodged halfway in a beam

“What the fuck?” shouted Mick He scra first at Cassius, then up at Sophie and Liza, then back to Cassius Or rather, the other half of him,

which had flown somewhat further with the momentum from the saw

The vampire had evidently pulled himself off the joist and crossed the roo Holy shit If he hadn’t turned aroundGods

“Are you all right?” Sophie called, panic threading her tones

“I’ around