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Walking side by side, Morgan felt the weight and warmth of Derek’s
hand on the middle of her back as he walked to her left, nearest the curb.
Looking up at him, she smiled and felt a jolt run through her when he smiled
back at her and winked.
Turning the corner at the intersection, apprehension prickled her,
a shiver running down her spine. She looked back. In the shadows of an office
building, she thought she saw brief movement and slowed her steps.
Derek stopped and looked back also. “What’s wrong?”
“I thought I saw somebody. At the coffee house, I had the
strangest feeling, like somebody was watching me.”
Derek frowned. “Let’s get to the cars.”
Turning, he grasped her elbow and all but pulled her forward. Not
arguing, she hurried to keep up with his long strides, eager to get off the
unlit street and into her car.
Mid-block, passing an abandoned building, they heard a noise. Not
stopping to look, they moved faster. Morgan saw a dark form in her peripheral
vision appear to separate from the side of the building to her right. It leapt
at her and she screamed.
“Shit,” Derek said, yanking her behind him, placing himself
between her and them man who’d jumped out. The man crashed into him, pushing him
into Morgan, causing her to fall backward and to the ground, her bag sliding
off her arm.
While the men scuffled, she crawled to her purse, digging through
it for her gun, cursing herself for carrying such a large bag. Her fingers
closed around the weapon just as she heard a groan. Simultaneously turning and
pulling the gun out, she stood, catching a glimpse of Derek on the ground. Then
she was grabbed from behind, the gun knocked from her hand, landing on the
ground a few feet away. The attacker held her arms behind her back and leaned
over her, fangs glinting in the light of the moon. Eyes widening, she struggled
to get away. She heard a hiss and then felt a sharp pain in her neck. Still she
struggled until her energy began to fade. Her vision got hazy and she felt
lightheaded. The last thing she saw before everything went black was the ground
rushing to meet her.
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