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can t see a thing.
 I can.
I turned in the direction of the ones who spoke. It was both Shannon and Bella.  Baby, you
can see? I asked Bella.
She grasped my hand.  Yes. Whatever it is, isn t affecting me. There are men at the side
there. From the sound of rustling clothing, I thought she might have pointed. At my
confused grunt, she was more specific.  About twenty yards away on the right. Two men.
Ryuu called to Shannon.  And you, honey?
 I sense them, she admitted.  Bella is right. There are two there. And inside the building
behind them, I hear the thoughts of three more and a fourth. Orochi.
Someone stole up in the darkness behind us. I was about to attack, but Shannon stopped
me.  Wait, it s your parents. I ve been leading them to us.
Draco came into my limited sight holding my mother close to his side.  Darke, I m with you.
Whatever you decide. I nodded, relief flooding me that they were both safe and that my
father had come around.
Ryuu touched my shoulder.  Okay, Darke. You ll have to trust your lady s eyes, and I will
trust my wife s abilities.
I balked.  What do you mean?
 It s likely that whatever Orochi released in the air, it affects only our kind. That means,
those guys are just as blind. But it doesn t lessen their strength. So, Shannon will make them
believe they cannot move, while Bella will bring them down. He sighed.  Bella, don t kill
them. We have to stick to our agreement.
 Meaning leave some bodies for the Desert Ice. I grumbled. I didn t like Ryuu s plan, but if
we were going to do this, it was the only way. The men were a good match for Ryuu and me.
We d make too much noise attacking them. Bella and Shannon were a better choice.
I gave in.  Fine. But, Bella, be careful. If anything happens to you . . .
She kissed me.  It won t. I promise.
Chapter Eighteen
Shannon and I approached the men. We hunched low in case they could see us. I thought it
odd that if she could sense who was there all the way inside the building, then she could
have paralyzed them without moving closer. When we were some way away from Ryuu and
Darke, she took my hand to stop me.
I thought she would speak to me out loud, but I freaked when her voice filled my head.
 Ryuu and Darke will be listening harder since they can t see. I wanted to come with you, because I wanted
to tell you not to worry.
 What?
She put her fingers to my lips.  Just think it. I ll read your mind.
I blinked at her. She was amazing. Again, I wished I had the mind-reading power that Pierre
had.  I m not worried, I thought.  We can take these guys, no problem.
She shook her head.  No, I mean about Darke. You re terrified of staying with him, of killing him. You
won t. Trust him. Trust your love for each other.
I snatched my hand out of hers and spoke aloud.  Stay the hell out of my head, and mind
your own business. What I decide about Darke is between me and him. Nobody else. You
should have learned long ago not to invade people s privacy. I didn t appreciate it in Pierre. I
don t appreciate it in you. I moved closer to her.  Don t forget my favorite meal is running
through your veins, and I wouldn t think twice about replenishing myself with you.
Shannon jerked her head to the right. From the look in her eyes, I thought she must be
listening to something in her head. She focused on me again.  My husband has heard you.
He doesn t like the threats, and neither do I. I may be human, but I ve got my ways. I can
take care of myself.
To demonstrate, she made me think she had set a fire at my feet. I hated heat. It hurt at a
much lower temperature than a human could withstand. I backed away.  Point taken.
We turned our attention to the guards and made short work of them. When we were ready,
she contacted Ryuu and Darke, and we burst through into Orochi s house. I paused on
seeing Ness wrapped sensuously around Orochi. Two other men looked ready to spring.
Orochi appeared to be bored by it all.
 Well, look what we have here, Ness. Guests. Orochi offered a welcoming smile. Bored
with it myself, I sprang forward and took out one of the guards. The confidence on Orochi s
face drained away.
He shape-shifted to his dragon form and took out a couple walls in the process. The ceiling
began to crumble. Ryuu moved to save Shannon from being crushed, but Orochi swung his
tail and bowled through us. I jumped above the blow, but Darke and Ryuu fell to the floor.
Seeing a chunk of stone about to land on Shannon, I darted to her and whisked her out of
the house. She gave me a grateful look, but I didn t stay still for long. I wanted to take down
Ness. Ryuu and Darke could take care of Orochi.
Ness ran out of the house on foot. I began to chase her, but the other guard grabbed me. I
whirled on him and would have drained him dry if Zu hadn t pulled me off him.  Save the
body, damn it, he growled.
I lifted my head and wiped blood from my lips.  Too late. He s as good as dead. I glanced
down at the man who had gone pale and looked like he was at death s door. But as I
watched, he grew redder, and heat seemed to suffuse his body. I jumped back out of reach
of it and gaped. He wasn t dying. He was healing.
After some moments, he stood up, but Zu blasted him with cold air. The guard went still,
and Zu picked him up to toss over his shoulder.  That s the last one. We gathered the
humans and put them on one of Orochi s ships. He tipped his head in farewell, turned,
shifted, and was gone.
I spun around and searched the area for Ness but couldn t find her. Something told me she
had her plan of escape laid out all along. The innocent Ness would not show her face again.
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