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see.”
    Sols’ eyes widened slightly. “Where did you get that?” His eyes swung over to Max. “She was checked, wasn’t she checked?” Max kept his eyes on me. Max was definitely the smarter of the two men.
    “ Neleh gave it to me,” I said calmly. Let them worry about that.
    “ Why would she give you a knife? It was already decided…” His words trailed off.
    “ Maybe she didn’t trust you. With good reason it seems.”
    “ You’re not going to be hurt Eva,” Sols crooned.
    “ I’m sorry that I can’t promise you the same.”
    His eyes turned to twin slits. “Enough of this.” Like a magic trick from a cheap magician, a large syringe appeared in Sols’ empty hand. I didn’t even see his hand move. Clearly these two had hidden their true abilities from me. My respect for them increased a little.
    The syringe was large with a long needle. Brown colored liquid sloshed inside the glass. Memory cleaner. It was something David had created. It was his attempt to free the workers of Lexon, so they wouldn’t have to be killed. I had begged him to use it on my Reva, but Neleh refused. She said it was better to cut all those ties cleanly.
    The cleaner could be used to forget a day, a moment, a conversation, years, or even an entire lifetime. It just depended on the potency and the amount given. I couldn’t be sure how strong this cleaner was, but clearly there was a lot.
    Did David want me to forget this day so he could tell Neleh that I had failed? Did he want me to forget that he had betrayed me? Or was it more than that? Maybe he wanted me to forget everything so these two men could kill me easily or just leave me here in the past. Certainly not that far, I thought, David wouldn’t have told them to kill me. But what did he tell them to do to me?
    Only one thing I was sure of, I could not let them come anywhere near me with that needle. I couldn’t give them any opportunity to get the upper hand. I was in control here, not them. Besides, I had practiced fighting two vampires at once. This should be no problem.
    I set my face in a mask of fury. “Agreed,” I said through clenched teeth, “enough of this.”
    “ And what do you plan to do Eva?” Sols asked. “Kill us both and go after Dominick yourself?” He spoke in a mocking tone but I heard his nervousness. His weakness.
    “ That about sums it up. Are you afraid Sols?” He regarded me warily. Better to move quickly, I thought to myself, catch them off guard.
    In a fluid motion, I sent my knife soaring. It met its mark. Sols sank down to one knee; the one with my knife sticking out of it had given way. As expected, he ripped it out of his leg and flung it back at me. He must have hoped to hit me but my hand shot up and caught it.
    While Sols healed, I turned on Max. He was ready for me. He matched the fight move for move. In a blur, he was behind me and had my arms pinned back.
    “ Come on,” he screamed at Sols. Before I could stop it, the needle was in my arm. As the brown liquid seared its way into my bloodstream, my arm immediately went numb.
    “ No!” I screamed, horrified.
    “ Now Eva, this is the best thing for you,” Max panted into my ear. I went limp so that he would make the mistake of loosening his grip.
    It worked. The moment I felt the slack, I ripped my arm from his grip and slammed my palm into Sols’ face. I heard the crushing of bone and he fell down again. Without stopping I took the needle from my arm and turned to thrust it into Max’s neck.
    With slight panic I searched the ground for my fallen knife. It was just a few feet away. I had it back in my hand before the two men had fully recovered their senses. With the same sense of urgency I plunged the knife into Max’s chest. Sols got the same treatment. I knew it wouldn’t kill them, just slow them down. I should have taken the time to kill them but I was still in panic mode. Besides, I didn’t have a lust for killing. Except for one.
    I felt the cleaner making