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"In the politest terms possible We were extremely persuasive, but they are unavailable for co for Roderick?" What the hell?
"No, they are not," Ghastek said "I found it extreons If you want any background on the boy and his mother, our Lawrence is your best bet Give me access and I will share"
I looked at Curran We needed that background
His face was unreadable
Come on, baby
"Fine," he said
A wise man once told me that a man’s house said a lot about his soul Over the years I had come to the conclusion that it was coriht have indicated so about Curran’s need to protect his people, but it said nothing about howabout the fact that he was fair and generous And it sure as hell gave no hint that underneath all that Beast Lord’s roaring, he was hilarious
The Casino, on other hand, looked like a beautiful ant, it nearly floated above the ground of the large lot decorated with fountains, statues, and colored lamps All that beauty hid a varipped in the steel vise of navigators’reed occupied its main floor, and deep inside it, the People brewed their scheh-tech corporation, interested only in results and profits
I parked the Jeep in the parking lot and peered at the Casino palace through the windshield I didn’t want to go in Judging by the surly look on his face, Curran didn’t want to go in either
We opened our doors at the sa this for the child," Curran said
"Yes" It was good to reo in and talk to the"
"And not break things"
"Because we don’t want a giant bill frori theood, on’t have to pay any daes, and then we’ll come out and take a nice shower
"Wash the stench off I can smell the bloodsuckers from here"
"I can feel theed onthis," Curran said
"Thank you for coiant war between the Pack and the People Piece of cake
We passed through the tall arched entrance guarded by two uards wore black and looked suitablyThey very carefully didn’t look at us
Inside a deluge of sound assaulted us: the noises of slot ,their hard-earned money for the proh the cold air - the People were keeping their custoamble
Curran wrinkled his noise
"Al in on the service entrance door at the far end of the vast rooht man spun away from the machine and ran into Curran "Hey! Watch it!"
Curran sidestepped hi
"Asshole!" The man barked at our backs
"I love this place," Curran said
"It’s so serene and peaceful, and filled with considerate people I thought you’d enjoy the ah the service entrance One of the journeymen, a man in a black trousers, black shirt, and dark purple vest rose froht, Stuart" A wo into the room She was five two and looked like anatomical ienerous hips, and an ainning chest, wrapped in dusky silk Her hair fell down past her butt in red wavy locks, and when she se to do whatever she asked Her name was Rowena and she ran the People’s PR and piloted undead for a living
She was also in debt to the witches, which in a round-about way caused her to be in debt to me If I asked a favor, she had to do it, the fact which we both hid from everyone
"Mr Lennart Ms Daniels" Rowena fired off a beautiful s for you upstairs Follow me, please"
We followed, Rowena’s shiny perfect butt shifting as she walked the stairs two feet in front of us Curran heroically didn’t look at it
She led us to a small room with a tay rey walls, and chairs bolted to the floor, but no, the room’s walls were cream with a delicate pale lattice carved at the top and the furniture consisted of a modern sofa and two soft chair set with a coffee table between them Lawrence sat in the corner of the sofa He looked pale and his eyes were bloodshot