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"Thank you," I said. "And where is it parked?"

"Down the street, he said dreamily. "At the corner. By Brown."

"Thank you," I repeated, backing away. But I wasn't done. "As soon as we leave, I want you to go back to studying. Forget you ever saw us tonight."

He nodded obligingly. I let the compulsion. I felt a bit bad. If I asked him to jump off a bridge, he probably would. Most humans were that weak. But now was not the time for guilt. Mind control came in handy right now.

"Come on," Rose told me. "We've got to move."

We stepped outside and started heading toward the corner he named. Which was four blocks away. Rose kept stumbling, and I assumed it was because she was still dizzy from the bite. I had to catch her a few times to keep her from falling to the ground. Usually she was faster than that, which made me regret procrastinating on my feeding, which couldn't have happened at a worse time. I hoped my anxiety wasn't flowing into her through our bond; she didn't need to deal with my fears and had her own to worry about.

"Rose... what are we going to do if they catch us?" I whispered.

"They won't," she said fiercely. "I won't let them."

"But if they've found us-"

"They've found us before. They didn't catch us then. We'll drive over to the train station and go to L.A. They'll lose the trail."

She made it sound so simple. She always did. I knew it wasn't that easy but I couldn't help but feel better. I said nothing more. I had full faith in her. It's always been this way with us ever since they put us together in kindergarten. I remember her throwing a book at our writing teacher and calling her a fascist bastard. We've been inseparable ever since.

I heard something. My sense of hearing was much sharper than hers, so I assumed she didn't hear it. "Did you hear that?"I asked.

Footsteps. And they were moving fast. And we were only halfway there!

Rose caught hold of my arm. "We've got to run for it," she cried.

"But you can't-" She was still suffering from blood loss.

"Run."

She was in no condition to be running. She would normally have been able to outrun me any day. But tonight, she held on to me like I was the only thing keeping her alive. I once again felt guilty about doing the feeding so late and at a terrible time. I suddenly realized that I was barefoot.

The pursuing steps grew louder. Ahead of us, I could clearly see Jeremy's green Honda. We were almost there!

About ten feet from the car, a man stepped directly in front of our path. We screeched to a halt, and Rose jerked me back by my arm. He was about six and a half feet tall. He had shoulder-length brown hair tied back in a ponytail, dark brown eyes, and wore a duster. He was good-looking enough, and I knew that Rose probably found him hot. But I also knew that she would ignore his looks and focus on protecting me. Because at that moment, he was an obstacle between us and freedom. The footsteps behind us slowed and I noticed movement off to the sides. More of them were closing in. They had sent almost a dozen guardians to retrieve us. It was astounding! The queen herself didn't travel with that many.

Rose pressed up against me, keeping me away from the man in front of us. "Leave her alone," she growled. "Don't touch her."

He held out his hands in a calming way to her, like she was some kind of wild animal. "I'm not going to-" He took a step forward.

I was sure that what Rose did next was purely instinctive.

She leapt out in an offensive manner towards him. I hadn't seen her move that way in two years, not since we ran away from the Academy. But it was hopeless. He was a skilled guardian and she was just a novice. He also wasn't suffering from blood loss and about to pass out. I had full confidence in Ros, but she wasn't at her best at that moment.

He knocked her off him. His hands collided with her and sent her flying backwards. Had she been more coordinated, she probably would have reacted better and not fallen as far.

I have decided to give you this much. I have to go to bed now cuz I have school tomorrow, and I don't think I will get back to this any time soon if I leave it now. So thanks for reading and let me know if you want more!

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