He reared back, grabbing his eye and snarling.
Lifting her skirts, she jumped and kicked him beneath the jaw. He flew back and hit the sofa.
She turned to run just as the front door blew open again, this time with fire. Heat flashed toward her and she screamed, ducking to avoid being burned.
Flames flashed right over her head.
Chapter 3
Theo reacted instantly, shoving off the sofa and covering Ginny with his body. He rolled them until she was behind the sofa, and then he jumped up to lunge for the door.
Plasma sailed into his chest. He ignored the pain, tackling two males into the hallway. Witches. Damn fucking fire-throwing witches. Both dressed in combat gear, already hurtling fire at him. He punched one guy right under the jaw, shattering it into pieces he could feel with his knuckles. The male went limp, knocked out. Theo back-flipped onto his feet, bounced once, and kicked the other guy in the temple.
The guy went down and just as quickly leaped up, head into Theo’s gut. The force threw them both into the wall, denting the hard wood.
Two more men ran by them and into the dingy room.
Damn it. Ginny wasn’t covered. Theo slammed his elbows down on his attacker’s shoulders, dropping the guy to the ground. Then he punched with an uppercut, and the witch fell back onto his shoulders. Blue flames poured down his arms. He threw fire.
Shit.
Theo jumped to the side. The plasma ball hit the wall with a loud thud, and flames licked up the wood. Fire burned his arm, but he skidded on his knees, already punching for the witch’s face. Blood arced, but he kept punching, ignoring the return hits, until the guy finally stopped moving.
“Asshole.” Theo shoved to his feet and turned for the crappy room. The fire was spreading, and smoke filled the hallway. The alarms started blaring, and the sprinkler system ignited. Water streamed down, making the flames hiss. The smoke clogged his way. He shoved through it to see Ginny struggling between two men as they dragged her toward the door.
“Throw some fire, woman,” Theo roared, pissed beyond belief.
The three paused, mouths agape. It would’ve been comical if he hadn’t been so furious.
Ginny yanked free of one male and pivoted to punch the other in the eye. The guy reared back and slapped her across the face. Hard. The sound echoed even through the fire, alarm, and spraying water. Her head flew to the side with water matting her hair.
Theo lost his fucking mind.
With a roar that would’ve done a demon proud, he lunged for the guy, grabbing him around the neck and lifting. Fury and adrenaline giving him strength, Theo swung around and threw the bastard toward the wide window. The witch hit dead center and crashed through. He shrieked as he began pummeling toward the ground eight floors below.
Ginny turned toward Theo, her eyes wide with shock. “Oh my God. That was thick glass.”
The other witch moved fast and grabbed her, yanking her against his chest with his arm banded around her throat. She clawed at his forearm, her eyes filling with tears.
“Let her go.” Theo advanced through the smoke and spraying water toward the two.
“No.” The witch tried to pull her toward the door. “I have a job to do.”
“Why her?” Theo took another step, brushing soot out of his eyes.
The guy kept moving. “Don’t know. Don’t care.”
So the men were just hired guns. It figured Ginny had more than one enemy out there, considering she was a thief. Theo couldn’t have been her first mark. “I’ve already killed your buddy and knocked out the other two.”
“Wasn’t my buddy, and he’s probably not dead,” the guy returned, his eyes wild.
True. The witch had certainly hit the ground by now. He might not be dead, but he wouldn’t be attempting any kidnappings for quite some time. Theo jerked his head toward Ginny, noting how pale she’d become. “What’s she worth, anyway?”
“Twenty-five million.” The guy studied him. “Considering you’ve taken out my team, want to split it?” Soot and water mangled through the guy’s long blond hair, but his dark eyes were clear. Smart and calculating.
Ginny struggled against him, making little choking noises.
Theo paused and concentrated on her. “You can’t create fire.” She should’ve burned the shit out of the guy by now. Wait a minute. He focused back on the blond guy. “Did you know that? That she couldn’t create fire?”
