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to charge. The air around her warmed. “Don’t worry, demon. I pay my debts.” He’d come for her, so she’d be there for him.
    Then …
even
. No more debt. Free and clear.
    A demon flew through the air and slammed into the concrete. He didn’t get back up.
    A faint sheen of red fell over her vision, like a mist. Jana marched forward with slow, determined steps. Her breath seemed too loud, too raspy. Her heart felt too slow, and the heat covered her like a blanket.
    “Get away from him!” she called out.
    Another body flew from the mound. One guy, a demon with a long, twisting scar on his right cheek, just turned tail and ran.
    These wouldn’t be the strong demons. Not attacking en masse like this. The weak ones hunted in packs. Especially when they were going after a big kill.
    A knife glinted. “Get
away from him!”
she screamed the words again and, this time, her voice cut through their fury.
    Three demons turned to look at her.
    So did Zane. He wasn’t on the bottom of the pack. He was still standing. Swinging, knocking back demons and
grinning
like some kind of madman.
    More demons were running out of Dusk. Like freaking sharks, they could smell blood in the air.
    Soon enough, they’d be smelling fire.
    A smile lifted her lips. The rush of heat had her whole body tensing, her nerves jumping.
Nothing like it
.
    A line of fire sprang at her feet, then the flames raced for the demons. Their yells and curses filled the air as they faced the new threat.
    The flames flickered, twisted.
Ah … fighting power with power
.
    Whenever possible, she avoided the demons. After all, they knew how to play with the elements, and she didn’t like to waste energy pitting her power against theirs. But …
    These guys were no match for her.
    She fed the flames, and they burned hotter. Two more demons ran away. The door of Dusk slammed shut.
    More yells. More grunts. Zane caught the wrist of the demon with the knife. Zane wrenched down hard, and Jana wondered if he’d broken the man’s wrist. Looked like he had.
    The knife clattered to the ground. She let her flames close in tighter.
    “
Pull it back!”
Zane’s bark.
    The flames were dancing close to him.
    The fire licked a demon. He screamed when the flames lit his clothes and he fell, rolling on the ground to battle the fire.
    “
Jana!”
    The flames were at Zane’s feet. His gaze met hers over the fire. No fear was in that stare-and it was a completely black stare. With the flames all around him and the bloodlust fueling him, the glamour was finally gone. No more sexy green eyes. Just demon darkness.
    She was looking right at the demon he tried to hide. Tried, failed. She’d seen the demon from the first moment.
    She exhaled, and the flames began to flicker.
    Zane ran through the fire.
    What?
“Zane!”
    But the flames didn’t burn him. Didn’t even seem to have actually touched him. Then he was in front of her, grabbing her arm, hauling her close, and the heat of the fire pulsed beneath her skin. When his eyes widened, she knew he felt her heat. Warm to the touch, just like a sunburn, but one she’d gotten from the inside out.
    Burn, baby. Burn
.
    His eyes were black. She knew the red glow of the charge would still fuel her stare. No lying, no hiding for either of them. Two monsters in the dark.
    She swallowed, but didn’t back down.
    “I thought you were running away,” he said.
    She’d thought so, too. “You were outnumbered.” And more demons could be coming for him at any minute. They could talk later. “Look, we need to get out of here.”
    “Yeah, we do.” Then his hands moved, fast, and something clicked around her wrist. Wait-
clicked?
    Oh, damn. No, no, he just hadn’t—
    “We need to get out of here, baby.” Another click.
    Her gaze dropped to her hand. A shining, silver handcuff circled her wrist. Another cuff circled his, locking them together.
    “And don’t think about burning through it,” Zane warned. “That metal’s made out of a