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Diane nodded slowly “Do you have a weapon?”

“A knife, that’s all I have” Regret filled the other girl’s voice

Diane drew in a hard, deep breath “Don’t let them take you It would be far better to use that knife on yourself than to be captured by them Once they co for me They’ll take care of you”

“I’ Coyote drawled then “I’ve heard of yourus with that prick-assed attitude of his Or did he do as he always swore he would and run the other way the minute he realized he was mated?”

“He was only delayed a bit,” she assured him

“More like expecting her to be the good girl and stay in their bed rather than heading out to save this little bitch” Malcolun in Liza’s direction “How did you knoere co for her, Diane?”

She hadn’t

Diane stepped back, bringing herself closer to the other girl in an effort to protect her; she took a deep breath and prepared herself

They didn’t have a chance Malcolm had taken out Thor and that left no one to watch her back She had one shot, and not enough tiain for another kill shot

She didn’t have to kill

With an iainst the mechanism Diane lowered the power from kill to wound and from wound to disable

She could get off eight shots, and if she aiht have a chance

And so would Liza

“Poor Malcolhter as she looked back at hih her memory

He scowled as the Coyote with the cigar chuckled wickedly “Sounds like a challenge to me, little man”