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angry curses rang through the small house. Another creature dove at her. She arched backward. Pressing her palms to the beast’s back, she flipped over him. The moment her feet thudded against the floor, she grabbed the gun. Forras roared and lunged at her. She bolted over another demon. Two more joined the fight through the front door, Grace struggling to fend them off with her table leg. Gripping the gun’s barrel, she slammed deformed hilt into the monster’s head. Still, it didn’t let go of her dad.
    Claws wrapped around her leg. She punted the offending demon. Focusing back on the one attached to her dad, she beat it on the temple repeatedly with the gun until the creature released its iron grip.
    Howls split the air as more creatures spilled into the room through the smashed window.
    We need to get out of here. “Dad!” She yanked him a few feet from the demon’s grasp, but it clawed across the floor and snagged his pant leg. She clutched the back of his shirt and planted her foot against the wall of the kitchen to pull him free.
    From her peripheral vision, she saw white light shoot past. She squeezed her eyes shut, but it still blinded her.
    Scuffles ensued around her, followed by a crash so loud she was sure a wall had been knocked down.
    We have his mate. He will fight for her, Her mom’s soft voice whispered in her mind.
    The light faded to green dots, popping in erratic patterns. She blinked and discovered the living room wall had been reduced to a pile of rubble and wood paneling. Alexander swung high, but Forras ducked and jumped to the other side of the debris.
    “Forras! I know where you will find your one true love,” Gabby yelled, but Forras didn’t respond. He grabbed Alexander’s wing, scratching it with his one good claw.
    “I said I know where you can find—”
    “Gabby!” Dad yelled.
    She dropped to the ground and swung her leg out in time to swipe the demon’s legs. His mouth still dripped with her dad’s blood. If she didn’t do something soon, the entire house would be demolished, and her dad and the others would be dead.
    “Boon, grab Alex! Stop him from fighting Forras.”
    Boon dodged a blow and shot her a quizzical look.
    “Just do it!” she ordered.
    Boon nodded, wrapped his raven wing around the demon he was fighting then flung him across the room, over Alexander and Forras, and onto the front lawn.
    Smoke wafted from one of the curtains framing the front window. Her hands glowed down by her sides, and she focused on keeping control. All the aggression in the room fed her demonic blood, and she could easily erupt. She couldn’t chance it, not with her dad by her side.
    Boon wrestled Alexander to the ground and Forras let out a menacing chuckle.
    “Back to our side again?”
    Boon’s nostrils flared with disgust. “Never.”
    Gabby jumped over her dad and landed next to Forras. She placed a hand on his smoky-grey shoulder. “I’ll go with you.”
    Forras shot her a sideways glance then returned his attention to Alexander.
    “If you call off your friends here, I’ll go with you. Alone.”
    Alexander struggled to free himself from Boon. “Let me go,” he snarled. “Gabby, don’t! We can win this fight.” His pupils widened with terror, but she ignored them. Now wasn’t the time to worry about how Alexander would feel about her decision. It was time for her to be a leader. “No. He’ll turn you—”
    “I guess you weren’t man enough for her.” Forras remained in a fighting stance, but didn’t attack.
    Boon struggled to keep Alexander secure. Sammy flew past the window and slammed into another demon. Grace was pinned to the ground, but thrust the creature off her and rammed it into another one.
    Her dad struggled to stand, but fell with a thud. They wouldn’t make it, not all of them. And she couldn’t bear to lose any of them.
    Gabby cleared her throat and squared her shoulders. “Do we have a deal?”
    “No tricks.” Forras pinned his heated gaze on