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    He narrowed his eyes when I attempted to probe his thoughts in all their jaundiced honesty. The being before him was evil and attempting to confront him directly – with me unarmed – would be nothing short of suicide. When I sensed him return the favor, I used the chance to duck around a corner, out of his line of sight. “Is that anyw ay to greet an adversary ?” I asked, pressing my back against the wall. The sound of Julian reloading sent a few humans scurrying away from the unfolding confrontation. They paid me no attention as they rushed past. “You shoot a bolt at him before he can even arm himself? Not very sporting of you.”
    “I didn’t come to fight, I came to kill.” His accented speech made him hard to understand and I was in no mood to play translator. The amusement in his voice only served to anger me further. “Now, are we going to play wild goose chase?”
    “I think you mean cat and mouse. Where the fuck did you learn English?”
    “No need to be insulting.”
    “No, of course not. You only came here to murder me.” The sound of Julian’s footsteps caused my posture to stiffen. Quickly, yet deftly, I sli d a long the wall, headed for the corridor which ran parallel to my new nemesis . “Julian, you are a seer, but so am I. Can we not discuss this matter like civilized creatures?”
    “You are no seer.” Julian continued to advance. “ The High Council itself handed me this assignment .” The precise phrase within his surface thoughts was, ‘ To stop your threat against humanity . ’
    “Now, would that be right? To deprive the world of my smiling face and leave it with you to fill the void?” I reached the end of the hallway and slipped around the corner. “I would not ask such a ta sk of you, these are hard shoes to fill.”              
    “The worl d will learn to do without you .”
    “Yes, but such a world is a travesty to fathom.” I took a deep breath and shut my eyes, searching for Monica’s fate in Julian’s immediate thoughts. Gods, how I hated being stuck in such a position. Her doctor had not even granted her a chance to wake from being sedated yet . Opening my eyes, I frowned. “She has done nothing against you,” I said once I determined he had not yet harmed Monica. Still, orders for her execution accompanied mine. “Her hands are clean.”
    ‘ She aids an evil being and an enemy of the Council. She has aligne d herself with the dark forces . ’
    “I don’t make the orders, and I don’t change them on the words of a dead man,” he said, although the words unspoken resonated with far more impact.
    I frowned reflexively. “Do you even think about this nonsense before you execute someone ? The girl has not aligned herself with anything but me and I would gladly relieve her of duty if it meant she would be spared.” Pausing several yards away from an other hallway, I br ought my hand to my head, fingers kneading my temples. Too many things were vying for a voice inside a mind I could not seem to quiet . “Julian, you know as well as I do that no evil resides within her. Allow her to mend and restrict your vendetta to me.”
    Just as I began to hope him capable of reason, I sensed his sneer . “Your tricks will not work on me, little vampire . My orders will be carried out as given. Now, let’s get this over with .”
    “Fucking ironic that I am the one attempting to save a human.” Sighing, I glanced around, forced to ad lib my plans again, only now, without the sanctity of my thoughts. With a few long strides, I reached the intersecting corridor and peered around this corner , thankful that the hospital staff had taken the hint to get out of the way. Having successfully circled the floor, the other side of the nurs e’s station became visible. Monica’s room was on the opposite side of the building , just beyond where Julian first shot at me. It would take everything I had, but maybe…
    I acted just as soon as the notion was