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“Yes, sir.”
Emma dipped down and zapped him as well.
With both men out, she headed to the back of the truck. Vaughn joined her. Brannick already had the doors open and was handing the girls down to the shifters.
Fergus and his men each had a girl in his arms. Vaughn was about to take one of them when the triplets started flying wildly over their heads, sweeping back and forth.
Vaughn was watching them as well. “What’s with our ghosts?”
“Not sure. Let me find out.”
She switched to telepathy. Becca, what’s going on?
Loghry. He’s here. And he’s got some men with him. She turned to face south. That way. The other side of the street, though quite a ways off. She pointed in a southeasterly direction toward the main road.
So much for bringing these criminals to the Trib.
How far away?
Not far, but I don’t know distance. Just hurry.
“Becca said Loghry’s here, coming from the southeast beyond the main road. He’s not alone.”
Vaughn lifted the last of the girls out, and Brannick jumped to the ground. Vaughn rose swiftly in the air, then returned as fast.
“Loghry, incoming with twenty, all warlocks and armed, all levitating. Now, let’s get these girls out of here.”
The shifter closest to Emma turned to her. “Take this girl. She’s very thin and hardly weighs anything. You’ll be able to levitate her out.”
Emma nodded. She took the girl by the hand and with a few words, arranged the teen against her side. With an arm around her waist and holding her snug, she rose into the air. The funny thing was, the girl felt light as a feather, which meant she was experiencing Vaughn’s physical vampire strength.
Incredible.
Frightened by being suddenly airborne, the girl screamed and threw both arms around Emma.
“You’re doing fine, just hold on tight. But we’ve gotta go.”
The shifter inclined his head to Emma. The more powerful wolves could levitate as well as change into their phenomenal running shapes. Right now, with a frightened human in his arms, the shifter levitated and moved fast. She kept up with him, following in his wake two feet above the asphalt.
The shifter headed toward the end of the row of storage units, then banked down the long row that extended all the way to the back of the complex. With Loghry in pursuit, she saw the wisdom of staying hidden within the complex. Unless the wizard and his men were in a direct line with the row, they wouldn’t be able to see them. The problem, of course, was getting out of the facility.
She heard Brannick’s deep voice shouting behind her. “Faster, Emma.”
She kept her head below the roofline but increased her speed.
She heard gunfire.
Where was Vaughn?
Brannick, another girl in his arms, now levitated on one side of her. “We’re heading into the forest. We’ll lose Loghry and his men in there. The back-up force will take over for us as soon as we start across the open field.”
Adrenaline flooded her body, and her heart pounded with energy and intent. The girl she held clung to her, shaking.
Brannick stuck close, and as they neared the end of the facility, he said, “We’ll go to the right, up and over, then back low to the ground for cover. Ready?”
“Yes.”
“On my mark. Now!”
