Korin sat on top of a tall building down town. She had her legs up to her chest and her chin on her knees. She let out a long sigh as she looked out over the brightly-lit city. The past week had been really crazy. Ian and Sara had been working together to find out about Gabriel's death, after which, a lot of other murders of the same kind had been reported.

Korin growled and stood up glared out at the city. Ever since those killers had come around, she had seen very little of Ian. Well, enough was enough! If she wanted to see Ian, she'd just need to find them and take them out. With her mind made up, Korin stood up and headed back to her home.

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It was two A.M. and Korin was walking down the streets. There where very few people out that late, mostly whores and there bait. Korin had spent the last four and a half-hours talking to gang leaders who owed her favors. She had found out that who ever was doing this was being hired by some hotshot rich guy. She had also uncovered that they hung around clubs and where mostly just sent to kill random people so that no one could trace the murders they did for real.

Korin sighed as she leaned up on a wall for a rest. None of the stuff she had found out was of any real help. But, what could she do? The gang leaders knew very little about the howl thing. And who could balm them? These killers where so good, they didn't leave anything to risk.

She sighed again as she thought about all this. She was about to leave when about eight tall men walked up to her from out of an alley a few feet away.

"Well, hello, pretty miss," one of them said as they made a hoop around her. Korin rolled her eyes. "Why don't you come play with us?" The same guy whispered in her ear.

"Sorry, I don't play cat and mouse." Korin said, coolly.

"You will now." With that, they advanced upon her. Korin growled and held up her hand, ready to send the Blade into her gauntlet forum. AS they pulled out guns and switchblades, Korin focused her thoughts on a blade... but it didn't turn from the bracelet forum. Uh oh! Korin thought.

Within a moment they where on her! Korin tried in vain to fight them off but there was no way to fight all of them off. They dragged her into an alley and tied her hands with ropes and pushed her to the wall. The gagged her.

They stood around her and smiled evil smiles. "Well, pretty miss," one of them whispered huskily in her ear, "looks like you are out of choices... we'll have fun playing with you." He licked her ear. Korin shivered. She knew there was no way out and that was what scared her the most. She saw one of them raised his gun and brought it down. Everything went black for Korin.

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When Korin awoke, she was in a dark, damp room. Her hands were chained to the something above her and she was on her knees. Her head hurt like nothing on earth. She moaned and tried to sit up, but she found she was too weak.

Her Blade was hissing as a door opened, and light filled the room. She turned her head at the blinding light. Three tall figures moved into the room. One of them closed the door behind them. Korin moaned again. She hurt like heck and she knew they knew it.

She could here them talking in whispers and then a light came on over her. Korin hissed and closed her eyes. She lifted her eyelids open ever so slightly. She saw the men walk into the light and who she saw there made her mouth drop open.

Milonoh and Irons!

Korin almost fainted right then and there! It had all been true! What Sara had been telling her, about Milonoh being part of the murders. How? How could someone she trusted so be a killer... then again, she had killed for him. Which brought up the question as to why she wasn't killing people for him?

Milonoh frowned. "Korin..." He said, with a large sigh, "how did a lady like yourself end up in our little club?"

"Well, your goons here took be for a play toy." Korin said, hoping that maybe now they would let her out of her chains. "You gonna tell them to let me go?" Korin asked, nodding to the chains. Milonoh sighed again.

"Believe me, Korin, I'd love to... but..." Korin's mouth hung open at Milonoh's words.

"But?" She stammered. "But what? It's me, Milonoh! Korin... remember?" She looked at him and she felt her heart beat faster. His eyes! They where ice- like and... sad? She nodded and looked at the floor. "You won't let me go, will you?"

Milonoh sighed. He looked at her and then at Irons. "You've discovered a rather large secret, Korin." Milonoh said. "And I'm afraid that we can't let you leave."

Korin nodded and looked up at Milonoh and then looked at Irons. He looked like he was hiding a smile. She glared at him. "I'll get out some how." She said, plainly. Irons now smirked.

"Milonoh," Irons said, "May I please talk to Korin... alone?" Milonoh nodded and he and the other man walked out and shut the door. Irons smiled and walked around Korin. "Well, we meet yet again, Korin." He licked his lips and looked her up and down. "Ian must be having a wonderful time with just you and him all day."

"What makes you think Ian is with me?" Korin asked, bitterly.

"Don't play that game with me!" Irons snapped. "I have the power to break you and I have the power to free you! So you tell me where Ian Nottingham is!"

"I wouldn't tell you if you as-" Korin was cut off by Irons slapping her across the face.

"Bitch!" He snarled, "Don't you get it? I give the word and you are dead! Do you really think I won't do it?"

"I don't care! Kill me if you wish, but Ian is free now! I'll never take that away from him!" Korin and Irons' eyes met. They both saw the hate in the others eyes.

Then Irons smiled and walked over to the door. "We'll see if Ian comes to save you, then we'll find out who is free... and who is dead." He smiled and walked out the door, leaving Korin in the dark room to wonder about her fait.

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