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“You believe in your prophets.” She lifted her hands high. “I believe in my witch.”
Unease flickered over Grim’s face and the vampires began to move in closer. Not closer to the fire, but closer to Grim. For his protection? Or?—
“She scried to see how this fight would end.”
Uh, yeah, and that shit hadn’t been so positive. Simon swallowed and ignored the fierce throbbing in the back of his legs. The blisters would heal, eventually, if they survived this night.
“Catalina knew she would die in the fire. That’s why she was running when your men caught her.”
Grim’s eyes widened, just a bit.
“Grim!” Nina’s voice screeched. “Let’s just kill them now. Let’s?—”
“She saw you die.” Dee’s finger lifted and pointed at the Ignitor.
“The hell you say! You die, you?—”
The shadows seemed to grab her. Nina’s words choked off and a thin line of red appeared on her neck.
“Your throat gets cut,” Dee said, just as Nina’s body fell to the ground.
The flames sputtered away.
The shadow—it was Zane. Standing there, body trembling as he stared down at the woman.
“I saw death. Zane was surrounded by flames. I burned. Nina—her throat was cut.” Catalina’s sad voice drifted through Simon’s mind.
But no, after that, she’d said?—
“You die, Dee.” The whisper of Catalina’s words filled his head even as Dee sprang forward and said?—
“You die, Grim. You. Die!”
Grim came at her with fury, meeting her armed with the stake she’d used on him. He drove that stake right at her chest.
“No!” Simon roared.
But Dee was ready. She spun away from the vamp, and the stake grazed her side, not her heart.
Simon grabbed Grim and wrestled the bastard to the ground. He ignored the claws and teeth and fought to hold the Born when he buckled, struggling to keep him pinned as?—
“You die,” Dee whispered again and she had a stake in her hands. The stake she’d taken from Simon when his arms were locked around her and no one could see. The stake had been hidden near his waist, just waiting for her.
Grim lurched up.
She shoved the stake into his chest.
Grim’s eyes flared wide and he sucked in a sharp breath.
Then he smiled. “True,” he breathed, and blood spilled from his lips. “Both…right…”
The bastard smiled and died.
Grim’s vampires inched forward.
Simon glared at them. “Your choice. Die with him or get the hell out of here!”
They stared back at him.
