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“Tell Jude to watch his ass,” Pak directed in Antonio’s ear. “These bastards seem to have a hard-on for hunters and the last thing I want them to get is a tiger’s pelt.”
Jude’s knuckles whitened. “Not gonna happen.”
“You’re the contact man on this, Tony,” Pak told him. “They trust humans, so if anyone can get past their guards, it’ll be you.”
Great. No pressure.
“The FBI left town right after you,” Pak continued, “so watch out for them. You’ll have company soon.”
Jude’s borrowed car hurtled forward. “We’ll make sure everyone feels welcome.”
Antonio doubted that..
“I did some research that I thought you might find interesting.”
The soft, sly tone in Pak’s voice immediately had Antonio stiffening.
“Seems that Special Agent Kelly Thomas has a personal grudge against Jana Carter.”
“Yeah, tell me something I don’t know.”
“Okay.” A brief pause. “She’s got that grudge because Jana killed her brother. Seems he was one of the scientists working at Perseus when Jana burned the lab in New Orleans.”
Oh, hell. “Was he undercover?” Because if Jana had killed an FBI agent, the woman was more screwed than he’d thought.
“That I don’t know.”
Of course. Things couldn’t be that easy.
“Dee’s checking that angle now. Once we know something, you’ll know.”
Dee? Dee Daniels was back working with Night Watch? If she was back in business, they could sure use her backup. Nothing like having an all-powerful vampire on your side when things got bad.
“I want this group taken down.” Intensity fueled Pak’s words. “We hunt the ones who are evil, who’ve crossed the line. We don’t destroy the innocent.”
Antonio exhaled. They just had to hurry and get to New Orleans. “Don’t worry, we’ll get them.”
“Just don’t let them get you.”
* * *
Zane held Jana during the van ride. He didn’t give the jackass chameleon a choice. When he was close enough, Zane just grabbed her and held her tight.
The chameleon sneered at him, the right side of his face blistering even more.
Davey joined them in the back of the van. Three armed chameleons, the nurse, and Davey all sat in the back. What a fun group.
Jana’s breath rustled against Zane’s throat. She was alive. That was the only reason the chameleons were still living then.
His gaze tracked back to the burned chameleon. He stared at him, feeling the heat of his rage, and for the first time, Zane let his power surge straight into the mind of a human.
The chameleon’s face—except for that fiery cheek—went stark white. His eyes bulged even more and his breath wheezed out.
“Don’t.” The warning came from Davey. “Don’t even think about killing him.”
Because he could. It would be so easy. With a stray thought, he could kill the chameleon. He was strong enough. The idiots didn’t understand just who they had in their midst.
“Don’t want him to die,” Zane murmured. Not yet. “I just want him to suffer.” And he looked deeper into the man’s mind. Jeremy, that was his name.
