He let out a disbelieving, humorless laugh.
“I had forgotten that the residents here had lost all their well- taught caution. Myrnin skidded to a stop and backed her up into the shadows. There were a few worrying moments where she brushed past things that would have definitely been painful, but overall, they emerged into the street on the other side unscathed.Īnd there were people out on the streets. This one wasn’t as hard, simply because they were on sidewalks, though when he veered sharply down an alley, that was frankly terrifying, and she decided she’d better just com- mit to trusting him not to smash her facefirst into hidden obsta- cles. “Apparently.” Myrnin snatched her hand and dragged her into another flat- out run. I believe their alternative was that we’d end up dead in a ditch, which doesn’t sound attractive.” Eve and Shane assure me it is the best we can do at the moment. “Eve! Honestly, Myrnin, how long have you known her?” I mistrust her, but both Steve and Shane-” He hadn’t answered that question the first time, but as he watched the street outside, he said, “Your friend Jenna seems to have offered us some form of safe haven. Myrnin didn’t seem bothered by the nasty puddles soaking his feet, but Claire tried to avoid the worst of it. They ducked into an alley as more police cars moved past and swept the bricks with searchlights. Streetlights flickered on as they made it to the shops across the street from City Hall. Myrnin did hold back a little from genuine vampire speed, but even so, she felt as if she was running faster than was safe in the dim, failing light. “Because I am not feeling good about this! We’re both fugitives now, you know!” “Where are we going?” she asked him in an urgent whisper. Myrnin waited un- til the danger had passed, then let her loose, and towed her back out onto the open lawn. He was holding her way too tightly against him to break free.Ī searchlight from the police car slid over the trees, but they were well concealed by the thicket of branches. Her protest- faint as she’d meant it to be- disappeared entirely. “Hush.” He didn’t take the chance she might not agree he grabbed her and slapped a hand over her mouth. He grabbed Claire’s arm and dragged her over the lawn to the shadows of some evergreen trees. “Clearly not that way,” Myrnin said, and made an instant course correction when he spotted a police cruiser’s lights heading toward them.
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