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"This goes on Pellissier’s tab"
"My favorite words," he said The tab had just gone up by a huge percentage Reach would work for anyone, but his prices were on a sliding scale and varound "Work order name?"
"Thomas Stevenson, formerly--"
"Lincoln Shaddock’s primo, turned just after 9-11, and still chained"
"Not anymore Sane, psycho, and free"
"Sounds like a fun search And because he’s crazy and hungry, you need it fast More money fortax info, banking both on and offshore and in numbered accounts, real properties in his nah of friends, family, and acquaintances Probably need a list of any properties they own as well"
"Good And while you’re clacking around in virtual space, see what you can find on a history of Evangelina Everhart I want deep background If she potty trained early or wrote a poerade, I want to see it"
"I have the financials on the witch collated, and ans were dancing a tango inthinned and I gunned the engine, only to hit a thicker patch that forced me to brake hard "Probably If so I’ll call Send the records tohinky, call"
"Will do"
The call ended and I slowed again as the white closed in around the SUV like a blanket I dialed Derek twice before the call went through, the atmospheric conditions ripe for interference On my third try he said, "Go ahead"
Short and sweet That’s Derek And if his attitude was anything to go by, I’d either be finding new help or taking our proble Maybe literally "I’ll be away a while You’re in charge of Grégoire"
"Fine" He hung up with a resounding click, hard to do on a cell
Rain splattered against the windshield I needed both hands on the wheel, whichNext on elina’s, and see if Shaddock was there And I needed to help Big Evan find a way to wake Molly up froelina’s spell, if he’d let ain, I was flying by the seat of onna accomplish the job and still keepand it was Molly’s nuelina The guilt and worry I had been shoving away rolled over ht What is she doing up, using her ie Baby"
"Aunt Jane, you need to come see me Now Mommy and Daddy won’t wake up Come now Come now!"
My heart did a cartwheel that left , pressed the accelerator to the floor and fishtailed around a curve The road disappeared as the headlights illu wave I co syste the accelerator down "I’ll be there in less than a hour Can you let the wards down?"
"Yes I can let theirl"