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“Don’t lie to her,as Randon hurried by him
“Mr Shane, do youon?” Sheriff McKinney slaainst the podium
“Not at all” He stopped right inside the main exit
“Please don’t do this,” she begged, suspecting why she was suddenly ill She’d once worked with a group of renegade supernaturals who had turned their mates and then deserted them for some sort of universal cause Their mates fell violently ill Some of them even died
“I’,” Sheriff McKinney said “In fact, we’re all curious —all twenty-three of us We can’t wait to knoas so damned important that you couldn’t wait, Mr Shane”
“In case you haven’t noticed, Detective Keen is physically ill” He turned to the room as if he wanted everyone to see “She’s hot to the touch, pale, and her entire body is one co in the air “You call yourselves detectives and officers, but no one noticed the detective right in front of them She’s a very sick woman!”
Muted whispers and exclamations of surprise filled her dizzy head as a blur of bluish bodies spun around her Her sixth sense took over and she gripped a handful of Randon’s shirt “He’s here”
“You’re fine, baby I’ve got ‘cha” His voice reverberated throughout the room Each syllable echoed in the distance She realized he was still addressing the sheriff, but she couldn’t -wong hu in her eardruo, she’d had soery and when she’d awakened, she’d been dazed and confused
Another light blue shadow encircled the roo hall and stretched their bodies from side to side in order to surround them
Unable to get a handle on her reckless led to hold her head up, desperate to make them all understand “No Randon Please listen to ht “Listen…the extortionist He’s here Look At The Room”
A foggy haze fell over the area Randon leapt into action He kicked open the exit door as if he thought they were already barricaded inside “Clear the area! Get out of here! Scatter! Now!”
Mass confusion broke free as chairs and tables toppled over Windoere broken out as members of the MC threw themselves out the nearest possible point of exit Everyone rushed out of the building, screas
Randon sprinted across the parking lot, shouted obscenities to a pedestrian, and flagged down a motorist Once they were safely in the backseat of the car, he gave quick instructions to the driver and whispered at her ear, “You’ll be just fine, Pageant I swear it Once I get you taken care of, you’ll never have to worry about the withdrawals again”
Her head rolled one way or the other She tried to look up but couldn’t gain the strength Soed, “Withdrawals from what?”
“Me”