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Not only did she fear for Styx and Levet, but the thought of an all-out, bloody, death-to-the-end sort of battle ht be furious with Salvatore and her mother, but she didn’t want them harmed

Certainly not for her sake

Careful not to trip over the warped planks of the floor, Darcy kept pace with Levet as he led the The heavy sense of decay only deepened as they headed down a narrow flight of stairs, and she found her gaze liftingthat ater stained and boasting spiders so large she half expected Frodo and Saht them off

Sheesh She just wanted to be out of this place

They hadacross the abandoned lobby when Styx flowed past the speed

"Wait"

He held his arms out as he turned to peer toward the distant doorway As if on cue there was a rustle of movement, and the dark, slender form of Salvatore appeared Darcy’s heart sank as she watched asmile touch the Were’s lips Salvatore had been deliberately waiting for them, and he intended trouble

"Ah, Styx" The pureblood perfored to appear more like a sophisticated businessman than a lethal dee a book by its cover "Welco to fear you would never arrive"

Styx spread his feet and planted his hands on his hips His expression never altered, but there was nochill in the air

"Stand aside, Salvatore," he co to rip your heart from your chest, I have no desire to upset Darcy"

"In that we are in agreelance in Darcy’s direction before returning his attention to Styx "Unfortunately, you have been a thorn in ht I intend to be rid of you once and for all"

"Brave words, wolf I hope you have brought more than yourself to accomplish such a task," Styx hissed as he h to believe you can kill reat deal of assistance"

"We shall see," Salvatore purred

"As you wish"

"No " Darcy reached out to grasp the back of Styx’s shirt A worthless waste of effort She captured nothing but air as he leaped toward the waiting Were

Her breath was squeezed froether with a tremendous force For a rappled together, theirwith an unnatural power

They reain the upper hand Styx had the advantage of size and strength, but Salvatore e blows that would have killed a -fast strikes, however, it appeared it would be a swift battle, with Styx the obvious victor Then a strange shile race through her blood

She instinctively stepped back as Salvatore gave a hair-raising howl and began to shift

Lilycrap

It didn’t happen at once, as it had with Jade Instead, his body see to rip his expensive suit Only then did his face begin to elongate and stretch as a thick fur rippled over his skin as if by ed with a shudder Although it was a painful sort ofof his bones was any indication

There was perhaps a macabre beauty to the transfor relief that she had been genetically altered The huge aniht possess a fierce strength and powers far beyond her own, but her puberty had been difficult enough without turning into a savage beast once athe lue fascination Already Salvatore was standing on his hind legs while his front paws darted deadly claard Styx

She had to stop this

She had to keep the forithout the least idea of how she was going to accoht to her knees when Levet unexpectedly wrapped his aro

"No, Darcy," he coo, Levet Soet hurt"

"Oui, and if you try to interfere it will be your beloved vampire," he rasped "You will only distract hiether as the truth of his words sank through her fog of fear

Dang it, Levet was right