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were no other vampires in sight.
"Menolly " Delilah's voice quavered. I glanced over my shoulder for a fraction
of a second, but it was long enough to realize that only my sisters had
followed me into the room.
Dredge settled himself on the side of the writing desk that overlooked the
window, a triumphant smirk on his face. He was as I'd remembered him, gorgeous
and deadly, dressed in a pair of black leather pants and vest.
"Well, it took you long enough," he said. "What? Surprised that I'm ready for
you?"
"Hell. He set up a magical barrier," Camille said glancing back at the door.
"Menolly, the guys can't get through." She took two steps back and I could
feel her energy flare as she let loose with a blinding light.
Dredge covered his eyes and I leapt forward, but the light fizzled and I
barely sidestepped him as he almost grabbed my wrist.
Hell and hell again! Damn Camille's ever-present faulty wiring. I'd have to
buy time, give the guys a chance to break through the barrier. "What's the
matter? You're so afraid that you had to separate us?"
He let out a low whistle and shook his head. "On the contrary, pretty Menolly.
I wanted to have a small, intimate party. You're going to find that no one
without Otherworld Fae blood can enter that barrier. No humans, no demons& Oh
yes, I know you're running around with that incubus spawn and the fox cur. But
unfortunately, for you, the three of you are my guests here. You can't break
back through the barrier, so, no girls, it's just us. You, me& and your
sisters." He rubbed his hands together. "I'm going to enjoy tonight."
I glanced around. "Where are your cronies, Dredge?"
"Off doing other tasks I assigned to them. Trust me, I don't need them to
clean up the mess that I'm going to make of you."
Hell, then they were still on the loose. "Bring it on, Dredge. I know all
about you now. I know who you serve."
Dredge crossed his arms across his chest and waggled a finger at me. "Menolly,
Menolly, Menolly, shame on you, girl. You've been running with the wrong crowd
and now I'm going to have to tear you to bits. Then I'll take your sisters
down, screw them till they beg me to die, and I'll turn them. Then I'll set
them loose on your beloved city to terrorize the dreck that live over here."
"Leave them out of this. This is between you and me."
The smile disappeared and ruthless Dredge came out to play. "Shut the fuck up.
I call the shots here, traitor."
Camille raised her arms and, with a feral look in her eyes that I'd only seen
a couple times, began to chant.
By the light of the moon, by the brilliance of sun,
by the wrath of the Huntress, I command it begun.
By fuel born from anger, by the pain it can bring,
I call through my body, a shower of lightning.
A huge crash filled the room as a brilliant blue bolt shattered the window,
splintering the desk behind Dredge into shards. A chunk of wood flew up,
lodging in his arm. Close, but not close enough. Another fork of the blue fire
wove through the metal frame on the bed. The bedclothes burst into flames.
Dredge narrowed his gaze. "You just earned yourself a special place in hell,
girl," he said, and the next second, he was standing beside Camille.
"No!" Delilah slashed with her outstretched dagger. The silver clipped his arm
and he jerked, giving Camille time enough to make tracks to the other side of
the room. Smoke was starting to fill the air as the quilt burned brightly and
she muttered something under her breath. A deluge of rain filled the room,
soaking all of us and putting out the flames.
I took advantage of the chaos to leap forward, stake at the ready. Dredge
whirled around and we collided midair, dropping to the floor in a desperate
wrestling match. He was on top of me, clawing for my throat, but I managed to
push hard enough against his shoulders to keep him from grabbing hold of me.
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"Why? Why did you turn on me? You ungrateful bitch, you traitorous dog! You
dare to defy me? You dare to sever the cord?" He leaned back and let loose
with his fist, slamming the punch deep into my stomach. If I'd been alive, the
blow would have killed me. As it was, it knocked me off guard.
"Leave her alone!" I heard Delilah scream. The next moment, Dredge groaned and
launched himself off of me, Delilah's dagger lodged in his right shoulder.
Still not enough to kill him, but the silver had to sting like hell.
I took advantage of the distraction to flip to my feet. Dredge started to turn
when Camille let loose with another spell. Unfortunately as the bolt of energy
headed toward him, Dredge grabbed Delilah and pushed her in the path of the
oncoming spell.
Camille immediately broke off the attack and the energy went rogue, darting to
the side, clipping Delilah in the shoulder as it ricocheted toward the open
window and went streaking out into the night air.
Delilah shrieked in pain, then turned on Dredge, her eyes wild. "You fucking
bloodsucker!"
At first I thought she was going to turn into a tabby cat, which would leave
us seriously down on firepower, but then I began to smell the scent of
bonfires. Uh oh. Apparently somebody didn't want his Death Maiden killed. She
let out a low growl that rose to fill the room, and Dredge, for the first
time, began to look nervous. The distraction was just what I needed, and I
launched myself again, stake held high.
Dredge managed to dodge my attack, but he didn't see Camille sneaking up
behind him. She had something in her hands not a stake, but something
small and as she leapt on his back, her arms closing around his throat, she
wrapped her thighs tightly to the sides of his waist. Before he could shake
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