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He gave me a flat look "They didn't kick us out"
"I know We voted to break up with them before they could break up with us"
This time his flat look was acconatureelse - very well
"Are you purposely riling me up?" he asked
"I a?"
He growled, but there was a smile on his face as he did it
I turned back to the books "Can't we just randorab half the books and throw them into the trunk? Will Darius really know the difference?"
"He ht not, but I would And so would the librarian" He looked at me askance "I'm surprised at you, Sentinel You're usually the bookish type"
I had a reed I was the bookish type, and I was proud of it But his state endorsement I narrowed my eyes "I'm not sure you mean that as a compliment"
"I'm not sure, either," he said with a wink, and handed me another book "But your point is well taken" As I added the book to the trunk, Ethan stepped back and scanned the shelves
I did, too, looking for anything obviously out of place The Presidiu the A remotely appropriate, Ethan sidled next to me, a hand propped on the shelf
"Come here often?" he said
"Excuse me?"
"I see you're here in this" - he gestured at the shelves - "library all alone You ertip down the hollow of oose bumps on my arms
Since s like that, it took aa bout of role-playingabout a library?
"Ethan Sullivan," I marveled "You have a library fantasy"
He smiled slyly "I have a doctoral-student-turned-vampire fantasy"
Before I could respond, he whipped a hand around my waist and yanked my body toward hihed at the reen warring with silver
Ethan leaned down, his lips atnow"
"No," I hoarsely said "I definitely am not"
"Ahem," said a loud voice in the doorway
We looked over Luc, foruards, now tied for the position of House Second, stood in the doorway As House Sentinel, I was an unofficial uards, which made Luc my pseudoboss
"Sentinel," he said, "the guests are going to be here in an hour, and we're nearly done setting up outside Since this is your party, perhaps you'd like to join us at some point?"
He was right about the party; I was the House's social chair, an appointiven et to knowthat I'd been avoidinghere with the boss, or at least the one currently wearing a suit
I slid Ethan a suspicious glance, but kept our conversation private, activating the telepathic link between us I thought you told Luc you neededthis done before the party?