Marie nearly screamed, he was touching her! She kicked out at him and yanked arms back but couldn't break his hold. "Like hell!"
Tao shook his head, as much to clear it as to silently comment at the problem behind him. "Marie! He's new." He turned and looked at her, his eyes went black, got wider, darker, until there was no white. She went still and face slack. "Leave him. Drive to the safe house. Get blood."