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Her father shot up.
“Down!” The were put the gun to her mother’s head. “Or I’ll blow her head all over the house.”
Her father dropped down and Della saw the raw torture in his eyes.
He’d seen what had happened to his sister. Now it was happening to his own family.
Her mind raced. Her gaze shot around quickly and she decided that getting the gun was the first order of business.
But then she saw the were’s finger on the trigger. Was she fast enough to rip it out of his hands before …
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The impact of the bullet knocked Chase flat on his back. And every bit of air in his lungs gushed out.
Had the vest stopped the bullet? Probably, but he still couldn’t breathe.
“That’s what you get for being a puss where girls are concerned.” The girl darted for the fence, thinking he was dead, or close.
Now pissed, he felt more alive. He rolled over and aimed his gun. She’d just pulled up on the fence. The dart got her right in the ass.
She stopped, her legs dangled, then she slid back. She remained upright, leaning on her good butt cheek, swaying as if fighting the drug.
One hand on his chest, Chase jackknifed up, yanked the gun out of her hand. “I’m not a puss!”
She fell back, unconscious.
Bumps and clanks sounded from the house. Still fighting for air, he took off inside.
Burnett swung around; his eyes glowed and his fangs were all the way out. Blood dripped from his arm and Chase saw a bloody knife beside the unconscious guy with a tranquilizer dart in his throat.
Two other guys lay out cold on the wood floor.
“You okay?” Burnett asked, the brightness in his eyes fading.
“You’re not?” Chase said.
“Just a cut.”
“I’ll check upstairs.” Chase took the stairs three at a time. His nose told him no one was there. But damn, he wanted Stone.
He checked every room.
When he got back down the three guys inside were wearing FRU cuffs, and Burnett was outside restraining the other three.
“No Stone,” Chase snapped when he walked out.
“Help me get these guys inside,” Burnett ordered. “We’ve got another problem.”
“What now?”
“Della left the school forty minutes ago. I called to warn Shawn that she might show up. He’s not answering. I got agents coming to pick these guys up.”
A cold fear ran through Chase’s body. “That’s where Stone’s at.”
Chase didn’t wait to hear Burnett tell him he couldn’t fly. Hopefully there were enough clouds to keep him out of view. Less than two minutes later, Burnett was flying right beside him.
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