<span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Dex watched as best as he could with Lucas standing in front of him as the vampire's hands smoked, the shtriga in front of her barreling backwards into the other one.  "Well, that's interesting," he murmured, his tone fascinated.  It only lasted for a second as the two monsters were back onto the girls.  Luckily, Rose had hers under control and soon the thing was shrieking.  He could no more than flinch before Lucas's hands were covering his ears.  By the time he looked up, the inflamed hag was crashing away through the woods.<br/>
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Blue eyes turned to the angel, even more surprised at the lack of....well Angel like grace and ability.  From what he'd seen of Seth, Eva was lacking, exponentially.  Why?  He wondered silently.  Was she hiding?  Was something wrong?  She was a mystery he intended to figure out, and he wouldn't trust her until he knew.  He clenched his fists before taking a step forward, deciding he'd seen enough and it was time to end this.  They had to now chase after the second one, so the sooner they dispatched of this one, the sooner they could track the other one and kill it.<br/>
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He took a step forward but Lucas was faster and Dex was momentarily taken aback as the demon held out his arm and a sword appeared, igniting.  When he had said the Shtrigas had fucked up, he wasn't kidding and a slow smirk stretched his lips.  Soon enough, Lucas's blade went through the head of the hag.  <br/>
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The blond didn't wait though.  He went to the edge of the clearing, looking at the scorch marks on the trees.  They might be able to follow the trail.  Just as he was about to start, he was pulled back by his arm, turning to glare slightly at the demon until Lucas began speaking.  He frowned, finger touching his chin as he thought.  Mated, yes.  The witch would be coming back for them with a renewed vengeance.  It might even go after Lucas and Dex didn't like that.  Just as he was about say something, his bonded companion was speaking again and Dex...well Dex fucking hated the words coming out of his mouth.<br/>
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An irritated groan full of disapproval and anger echoed in the back of his throat as he glared at Lucas.  He bared his teeth slightly at the man, breathing harder.  "You can go fuck yourself," he growled lowly, spinning on his heel and grabbing his bag.  He knew there was no arguing with the man as Lucas would just drag him back to the car and handcuff him to it.  He'd done that before and Dexter still liked to maintain some dignity and pride.  What little he had left anyway.<br/>
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"Come on Eva," he says, his tone surly and irritable.  He doesn't wait for her, instead stomping through the brush not unlike a two year old pitching a temper tantrum.  When they make it back to the car, his anger hasn't subsided in the least and he slings his bag in the back seat before going over next to the angel.  He shrugs his jacket off and slings it at her.  "Blood's a bitch to clean," he explains shortly before going to the driver's seat and hopping in.<br/>
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As soon as Eva's in, he shifts the SUV in drive, tire's spinning as he pulls off of the dirt road and onto the main highway.  His fingers clench the steering wheel tighter as they drive, and he's unable to bite his tongue.  "Sidelined because I'm fucking human."  He growls, glaring at the...well could she even be considered an angel at this point?  "The most at risk when it's obvious," he blows all of the air out between his teeth and turns his eyes back to the road.<br/>
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Lucas is right either way.  Eva's hurt and she needs to be patched up and well, it was proven that Lucas and Rose can handle them on their own.  Dex would be a distraction to Lucas and not in the fun way.  Him being there could get the demon hurt and the blond didn't want that at all.  Instead, he turns his brain back on the shtriga.  Sure the thing would want to exact revenge, but it's injured.  It'd need to heal.  Just as he pulled into the parking lot of the hospital, a thought occurred and he quickly pulled out his phone and called his demon bond.<br/>
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"It's injured.  It knows it can't take you guys this way.  It's gonna feed and heal.  See if Rose can think of anywhere else it might go to feed, who it might attack."  He hangs up without waiting for a response.  He is still pissed at the demon after all.  "Come on,"  he says, his voice calmer as he looks at the other blond.  "Let's go find you a doctor and get you patched up.  There may be an angle we can follow from here to help them."<br/>
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