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.Becca s eyes flipped open and she looked at him. I felt that.You need help, too.Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Jerome first.I m fine for now.She looked at him for a long moment, then closed her eyes and went back to work.Twenty minutes later, Jerome stopped twitching.Paige sighed with relief when Nick dismissed her, andstaggered to the door, muttering something about disability benefits, pressing her palm to her rapidlyswelling eye.Nick shifted position to sit behind Becca, wrapping his arms around her and placing hishands over hers while she worked.She pulled on his life force as hard as he gave it to her, and he knewthey were a team. That s good, she whispered.Forty-five minutes after that, Becca sat back and Nick caught her. I can t find any more, she said. Ithink they re gone.Her body was trembling and slick with sweat.She was still wearing her outfit from the bar last night,though it seemed so long ago.She leaned heavily against him. That s the creepiest thing I ve ever done.Yasmine looked up, her own eyes bleary. I ll finish up.You go rest. She smiled briefly. What s yourname? Becca. Okay, Becca, after you and I rest, we are going to have a little talk.Good work.Becca stared at Yasmine as if she couldn t believe Yasmine s compliment, and Nick stood up. Comeon.I ll show you where you can crash. He tugged her to her feet and she swayed against him. I m fine. She pushed off him to stand up on her own, tilting only slightly. We need to get back to theCouncil offices to find out what happened.The Council has the means and motivation to send someoneto kill Satan, so I need to know if they re involved. She sighed and looked at Nick. And they werearound for the Markku rebellion, and I have some questions I want to ask.Yasmine glared at her. You will not.It is critical you rest after healing.Cleanse and rest. I don t have time.Those men will be gone. She started to fade through the floor, though she was sodrained that it took longer than usual, which gave Nick time to grab on and Yasmine time to lecture herbefore they finally faded away.Becca s head was still hurting from her first ever mom-lecture when they came up slowly through thefloor of the Council offices.The two downed men were gone, and the entire place was on fire. Satan Jr. Nick cursed and started sprinting for the door and the roaring flames.FourteenGenerated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlNick shouldered his way through the fire, ran down the hall, and reached the door to the room Satan Jr.had been kept in, waving aside the black smoke so he could see where he was going.Flames werelicking the walls and sparks were flying out of the light fixtures in the ceiling.He slammed his body againstthe steel door.It flew open and a roar of flames burst through the opening and into the hall.He charged inside, ignoring his shirt as it caught fire and burned right off him.The freezer was standing inthe corner, misshapen from the heat of the flames, with a pool of colored water on the floor around it. Dammit!He grabbed the cooler and looked around for Becca. Becca!After a minute, she appeared in the doorway, holding her T-shirt over her face. Did he melt? Get us out of here. With the cooler? She ducked as a light fixture exploded over her head, and a burning ceiling panellanded on her bare arm.She flipped it aside and jumped into the room. Good thing I m from hell, shesaid. Me and fire go way back.At that moment, there was a crackling from the corner and Nick realized the cabinet where Jerome hadset up a stash of weapons for his stay was about to go. Get down!She dropped to the floor as the metal cabinet exploded, and a huge serrated knife flew right toward her.She rolled to the side, and it slammed into her thigh.Nick cursed and let go of the cooler, dropped to the ground next to her, and yanked the knife out of herthigh.A groan of anguish slipped out of her mouth, and Nick caught her as she started to collapse, hisheart racing as he felt her pain. Showoff. He pressed his palm over the flow of blood gushing from her leg. You re immune to fire.You couldn t have left it at that? Had to get yourself impaled? I like a challenge. She winced when he adjusted his hand, then gestured at the floor, where the waterhad turned rosy from her blood. What about all the water on the floor? Isn t this Satan Jr.?As if he cared about a stupid sociopath right now! She was losing way too much blood, but the smokewas so thick he could barely see her through it. We have to get you out of here. He swallowed hard,trying not to look at the blood gushing out of her leg.Dammit! Why hadn t he inherited the true healer giftfrom his ma? He had all the annoying emotions of a healer, but minimal healer skills.He felt her shudder,and he scowled. Stay with me, gorgeous. I m fine. She coughed, then splashed water onto the T-shirt before pulling it up over her face again. Ihave to get out of here.Smoke s a killer
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