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locked up. You know how they can sense danger…”
    There was a soft click and she got silently to her
feet and glanced at Javier. He nodded as she slipped into the room. She was
right; Empaths had an uncanny ability to sense danger and a confrontation could
be deadly. He took a deep breath; his head had cleared and he was shaking less,
he would probably be able to shift but the restraining collars would stop him
from taking the sisters. He couldn’t leave them, they would have to find
another way out. He felt movement by his side as Cassia emerged from the room
accompanied by a woman who looked like a smaller more delicate version of
herself. Obviously the sister. Javier leaned towards her and whispered;
    “My name is Javier, we are going to get you out.” then
he turned to Cassia;
    “Do you know if they have a car?”
    It was Flavia who nodded, turning deep blue unfocused
eyes towards him;
    “Yes, they do. More than one, I’ve heard them.”
    Javier turned back to Cassia;
    “You said you know the house. We need to get to a car.
Can you lead us out?”
    Cassia gave a quick sharp nod and moved rapidly down
the corridor holding Flavia firmly round her waist. She bet Javier could shift
out by now. Why hadn’t he? He didn’t owe her anything. Who was he? Briefly she
remembered her flash of fear in that dark alleyway; not a rich playboy being kidnapped
for money. Rich playboys didn’t keep evil looking knives stuffed down their
boots and the way he had handled that gun had been professional.
    They slipped down the stairs into a dimly lit hallway.
Suddenly a door opened and Cassia froze as they came face to face with one of
the Empaths. He smiled mirthlessly and raised his hand. She glanced quickly
behind her; Javier had disappeared. Great, the first sign of trouble and he had
shifted out, saving himself.
    “Well now, the lovely Mathrafal sisters. How did you
get out? We would have shot you by now but the boss thought the boys deserved
some fun first. Now I’ll just have to knock you out again.”
    As the Empath raised his hand higher Cassia felt the
air around her seem to fill with static and pushed Flavia behind her as she
braced herself for the impact of the energy wave that was about to be unleashed
against them.
    It happened so fast she barely had time to register
it. Suddenly Javier materialized in a black vortex behind the Empath, reaching
out and grabbing him round the neck with one arm as the other seemed to move
forward with a swift stabbing motion. The Empath fell to the ground as Javier
pulled his knife out; he had been killed instantly with deadly skill.
    “Come on. Let’s go.” Javier motioned them over, “There
are two more of them outside. One of the vehicles is unlocked.”
    Cassia stared in shock and hugged Flavia tightly.
Javier had not only killed the Empath, he had also checked out the lie of the
land. In seconds.
    Dragging Flavia by the hand she skirted round the body
and followed him. Suddenly it was Javier who was completely in charge.
    “Keep your heads down till I say. They’ll come for us
the minute we start the engine.” he whispered as he helped Flavia into the back
of a black SUV and fastened her seatbelt. Then the engine started up and the
vehicle took off as Javier floored the accelerator. Bullets were the least of
their worries; if one of the Empath’s energy waves hit the car it could very
likely knock out all the electronics and stop them in their tracks.
    Javier ducked instinctively as the back window
shattered. He saw the Empath with the gun in his wing mirror. Another shot rang
out then he saw a flash of pure white light heading their way.
    “Hold on!” he shouted as he swerved to the side. The
energy wave narrowly missed the car and hit a tree, blasting off one of the
branches in a shower of sparks. Swerving back onto the long drive Javier
floored the accelerator again and roared towards the gates cheering silently to
himself; the gates were made of wood, not metal.