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Jana turned her head, just a bit, and saw the witch walk into the back lot Catalina

"She’s charging up," Catalina said again, "and she’s going to attack"

Can’t charge up That wasn’t fire spiking her blood It was plain old fury But the vamps didn’t know that "Get away from Zane!" She wanted her fire back!

At her words, Zane twisted and drove his fist into the male vamp’s bloody face The vamp flew back ten feet

"Uh, oh" Dee shook her head and turned her back on the shifter "Guessing this is why you’re still in tiger form"

Because Zane was aaze returned to Jana Black irises-a vaan to narrow

Dee held up her hands "I’ht Like any vamp was there to help She’d tried to help that other vamp in the swamp, and he’d literally bitten the hand that reached to help

Zane launched at the tiger They fell to the ground, rolling Oh, daer’s teeth were so close to Zane’s throat Then Zane twisted and threw the tiger against a car

"HelpIt seeht under Jana’s skin To slip inside …

No Jana’s body tensed "He just wants to get inside, toJude would’ve smelled ‘em That death trap was for you and Zane" Dee marched closer to her "Call him off"

She blinked "What? I can’t--"

"I think she can," caan to close in on her, too

"Call Him Off," Dee repeated "Because I don’t want to have to hurt hiht then, she didn’t think anyone could stop hier’s claws didn’t even come close to his flesh now He

But theforith his hands up

"No, Zane!"

Zane spun toward her, and Dee grabbed her For a s

"Co, Zane" Dee’s soft order

More sirens The cops and firefighters would be there any et the hell out of here, and I need you to focus, got e and fear spiked again in Jana’s blood

"Dee …" Catalina’s shaking voice "You, um, need to be very care--"

The vampire screamed and dropped her hold Jana spun around and saw that Dee was clutching her hand A hand that was s Yes, oh, yes The fire’s back! She was back!

Jana’s lips began to curve Then the round and the world disappeared in a curtain of black

Jana was on the ground NotA man had her in his arms He said, "Oh, fuck--" just as Zane launched at hi up at hiet out of here! Do you hearwas too loud Too dark The fire seemed to call him, and Jana-Jana was the only constant in his world

Eyes closed Un her

This had happened before He wasn’t going to let her be hurt again

He shoved the blonde aside

"Shit, Zane!" And she was back, grabbing hi for someone so s almost He frowned and studied that face He … knew her

"Dee It’s Dee" Her head turned to the left "Damot like five seconds to scram"

He blinked Dee The name clicked in his mind She was …

"Tell me you re with you at Night Watch forever It’s me"

Dee Sandra Dee

Vampire

He broke free of her hold The male vamp lifted his hands, but didn’t attack Jana’s head lay cradled in his lap "She hit her head I didn’t

"I just didn’t want her to hurt Dee"

The fury was easing inside Zane No, not easing He felt like he was about to crash His heartbeat slowed, and his breathing roughened He took Jana, hoisted her into his arht

Get away They had to leave because of the--

Sirens For soht then, Jana didn’t like sirens She didn’t want to be around cops

He held her tighter Zane inhaled her scent and started running away No, not running Barely walking His legs didn’t want toto be okay" He looked up when he heard the wo, blond hair feathering around her pale face "You’re safe,

Zane"

Those were the last words he heard before his knees buckled and he fell onto the ground, pulling Jana doith hi that surrounded him

Zane tensed at that voice One so i, then that ht

He tried to open his eyes Couldn’t

She was all right, but what the hell rong with him?

"Who’s after you?" Another feminine voice, but sharper, harder

"Someone from Perseus" A pause, then Jana said, "At least, that’s what the witch said I-I’m worried … have we heard from the cop, fro He would have seen whoever set the fire" Jude’s voice now "I saw him, before … He came to find me inside I told him to--"

"To send me after Catalina," Dee said Yes, Dee That sharp voice was hers