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to harm you.”
    For a long moment, Dakar gazed at Andrew as if he could not quite believe his ears.
    Then his laughter filled the room. “ Fool ,” he bellowed, reaching for Andrew. “You will—” He reeled back, the blow from Andrew’s fist connecting squarely with the demon’s jaw. Andrew hated striking what looked like his lover, but he knew Tommy was now a mere shell, unable to free himself from the demon’s possession.
    Dakar spat blood from his cut lip and cursed at Andrew. “Now you will wish that all I wanted was to fuck you,” he snarled, ready to attack Andrew, but sprang back, startled, as the door to the apartment was flung open and four men rushed into the room.
    Andrew blew out a sigh of relief as he recognised Marcus, Roger his companion, Joseph, Marcus’ right-hand man, and his companion, Micah.
    “Marcus,” Andrew exclaimed, “a demon inhabits Tommy’s body and—”
    “I understand.” Marcus stared steadily at Dakar and Andrew’s eyes widened as Dakar took a step backwards.
    Is he already afraid ? Andrew watched with some amazement as Dakar hesitated . Does the power Marcus exudes give the demon pause as to the wisdom of meeting Marcus face to face?
    Dakar seemed to pull himself together. “So, vampire…” The smug sneer, so alien-looking on Tommy’s face, was back in place. “Had to bring reinforcements, eh? I thought you would be vampire enough to meet me mano a mano .”
    “Fuckin’ demons!” Roger interrupted before Marcus could reply. “Anyone of us could take you—shithead.”
    “Roger.” Marcus held up a hand to silence his hot-headed companion. “I believe Andrew has not tried to ‘take him’ because of the danger to Tommy.”
    “Oh yeah…right…that,” Roger muttered.
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    Dakar snickered. “It seems you know all, Marcus. So then, how do you intend to save the mortal?”
    “There are many ways,” Marcus said calmly. “The most obvious would be to force you to release Tommy before I kill you—and mark what I say, Dakar, if you do not listen to reason, I will kill you. You and your kind cannot be allowed to walk about freely, taking over mortal bodies and using them to wreak revenge on your supposed enemies. And if your death results in more demons being sent against us, they will also die. I would suggest you return to your Lord and tell him what I have told you. But before you go you will release Andrew’s lover. If you do not, you will die here, in this room.”
    Andrew curled and uncurled his fists in frustration. If Marcus killed Dakar then Tommy would die with him. Dakar had to exit Tommy’s body and seek a new host if Tommy was to live. But Marcus knows that , Andrew reasoned. He would not deliberately endanger Tommy’s life. His eyes darted back and forth between Marcus and Dakar, then Joseph stepped forward and Andrew knew that all three were engaged in a silent mind struggle for dominance. He sent out a mental probe and quickly wished he hadn’t. Pain, as sharp as a hot knife, seared through his skull, causing him to stagger back with shock.
    “Let them do it,” Micah said, grabbing Andrew’s arm to steady him.
    “I could hear Tommy calling to me.” Andrew looked at Micah in anguish. “He has to let him go!” Cursing in his native Hungarian and before anyone could stop him, Andrew launched himself at Dakar, taking him to the ground.
    The demon was weakened by the power exerted by Marcus and Joseph yet he still managed to croak out a warning. “You will never get him back now. I have killed him!”
    “No!” Andrew screamed as the other vampires pulled him off Dakar.
    Marcus lifted the demon to his feet as if he weighed no more than a child and pinned him against the wall. “You will release him,” he said, his voice low but commanding. “He is not dead. I feel his life force still. Release him, Dakar, or suffer the consequences for the rest of your vile existence—short though it