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“It’ll take me a while to get everyone assembled. Be there in thirty to forty minutes.”

“Better hurry.” I ended the call.

Dean looked over at Len. “We’re gonna kill you if we get sent to jail. You hear me, you snitch?”

Shadow punched him in the jaw. “Shut it.”

I had an idea. “Give me the tranq,” I said to Len, holding my hand out.

He cautiously removed it from his coat pocket and handed it to me. I pulled the cap off with my teeth and spit it out on the ground. I looked at the vampires in the room. “Hold Ponytail down.”

Gene protested and tried to kick out while Viper and Shadow held him down. Devon and Venom made sure Dean didn’t try to get up.

I shot exactly half of the tranquilizer into Gene’s neck before shooting the other half into Dean’s.

“It won’t knock them completely out, but they’ll be a lot more compliant when the feds get here,” I said.

“Dean and Gene. How cute,” Devon said. “Those your real names?”

Gene attempted to flip her off but began to drift in and out of consciousness.

“You’re my hero,” Devon said, putting her arms around my waist and staring up at me as we waited for the agents.

“I just want this all behind us,” I said. “Evil is evil, they had to be stopped.”

“I agree,” she said, pressing her cheek against my chest.

“Do you think they’re going to send me to prison?” Len asked as the other two dozed.

“If you cooperate, I’m sure they’ll work with you,” Viper said. “Breaking and Entering and Attempted Kidnapping are serious charges, so I suggest you tell the feds they forced you, threatened your family, whatever else you can think of.”

“Also, don’t become a vampire. It’s not glamorous. Stay human, you’ll thank me later,” I said to him, stroking Devon’s back.

Len looked down. “I’ve been bullied my whole life. I just wanted to stop being so afraid all the time. To be a badass, get some revenge. Ya know?”

“Take some martial arts classes. Learn how to shoot a perfect grouping. Hit the gym. You’ll be amazed how empowered you’ll feel,” Venom said.

“Cops are here,” Andy said into our earpieces after a few silent minutes passed.

A knock on the door caught our attention. Shadow looked through the peephole with his gun up and then holstered it before opening the door.

Agents Bishop and Shields, dressed in tactical gear, along with two other men wearing the same, came inside. “These them?” Bishop asked.

“Vamps.” I pointed to the two sleeping beauties. “Gene and Dean.” I pointed to Len. “Human, very willing to cooperate.”

Shields instructed him to stand where she handcuffed him. She looked at Bishop. “I’ll take him alone and meet you at headquarters.”

He nodded and we watched her take Len out. We all lowered our face coverings now that the Len was gone.

“What did you give them?” Bishop asked.

“Len was kind enough to bring a tranquilizer with him. We only had one so they each got half. It won’t last long, so you should hurry,” Viper said.

The two men, who I could tell were vampires, threw the thugs over their shoulders in a fireman’s carry and left.

“Thank you,” Bishop said, shaking our hands. He looked at Devon. “Are you all right?”

“Yes, I’m all good. Thank you, Agent.”

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