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not even a particularly strong one at the moment. They would have no reason to mess with me.
    When I moved to go around them, the bigger of the two stepped in my way.
    “Well, look at what we have here,” he said.
    “Is it that nosy angel bitch?” the shorter one said.
    “She ain’t an angel anymore,” he said with a sneer.
    Well, shit. I took a couple steps back. “I don’t want any trouble.”
    Two more demons walked up behind me. I blew out a breath and released my light, though it made my wound seep faster. “Guys, I really don’t feel like doing this right now.”
    The little one laughed. “We just want to talk to you.” He winked and made a crude gesture. He grabbed my arm, and though his hand sizzled, he pulled me closer to him. “I hear you have a taste for the dark side.” His tongue darted out over his lips.
    I grabbed his throat with my other hand and concentrated on all the energy I had in me. He screamed from deep in his gut and ash slowly spread over him in thick dark lines until he fell apart. Pain shot through me, mixing with the guilt of not saving the human. My own light flickered as the other demons attacked. Two held me, keeping my hands restrained. The big one stood in front of me, steaming with anger.
    “You’re gonna regret that.”
    His fist connected with my face and light shot out from beneath my eye. He hit me again and again, but I didn’t call out. I didn’t try to reach Holden, because I wasn’t going to run to him. I could have called Quintus, but I couldn’t put him in danger. No one was going to help me, but me. There was only one way out, but it was risky.
    I wouldn’t be able to make it a long distance, but short was possible—I hoped. I released the hold on my body and thought of being just behind them. I struggled to pull myself back together, but when I did, I grabbed both of the demons holding me and destroyed them. It wasn’t fast or easy, but they died all the same. My light waned again and my knees wobbled.
    The final demon stood in front of me. “Any time you’re ready,” I told him, panting for breath and hoping my legs didn’t give out completely.
    A huge boat of a car pulled up beside me. Please Lord don’t let there be more.
    He glanced toward the car then smirked. “We’ll finish this later,” he said, then turned and walked away.
    “Olivia? Are you okay?” Femi came running over to me.
    I held firm until he was out of sight, and then I collapsed to the ground. I rolled to my back and put everything I had into keeping myself together. Femi seemed to be frozen with indecision as she looked from him back to me.
    “Let him go.” I coughed, my entire body pulsing in pain.
    She reluctantly squatted down beside me, taking in the three piles of ash. It was clear on her face. How could I have let only four demons nearly kill me? “You don’t look so good,” she finally said.
    “I’m getting really sick of people telling me that.” A vampire stepped up behind her, and I scrambled to my feet. Vampires survived by taking the very life force that was leaking out of me. As draining as fighting the demons was, a vampire would be certain death.
    “Relax. He’s with me.” Femi rolled her eyes.
    I took another step back.
    He smiled slightly as his hungry eyes went right to the wound on my chest that was obscured by my clothing. “I’ve heard a lot about you.”
    I glanced at Femi and she shook her head. “I have somewhere I need to be.” I nodded to them and took a couple of steps in the opposite direction, before my legs gave out again.
    The vampire got to me first, catching me before I hit the ground.
    “Don’t touch me.” My voice was barely a whisper.
    He scooped me into his arms. “There’s gratitude for you.”
    I was too weak to even struggle.
    “I wouldn’t dream of ending your life, but you seem to need some assistance.”
    “We should take her back to the warehouse,” Femi said.
    I shook my head, though my vision was going black.