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As the King stared down froht of his, those black bro behind the wraparounds, his incredible size dwarfing even the grand room, Saxton knew that, indeed, the discourse ended here For all the collaborative work they did with the civilians, it was best never to forget that the male was a cold-blooded killer, well-versed first in the art and horror of war before he ever sat upon the throne

"As you wish, my Lord"

As Ruhn walked up the Audience House’s cleared front pathway, he burrowed into his old wool peacoat He hadn’t bothered with gloves when he’d left the Brotherhood’s mansion, and inside the pockets, his hands were sweaty in the clenched fists heat the top of the steps that led to the entrance, he couldn’t help but reracious antique house

He had come in search of his niece, Bitty, after he’d heard about a Facebook posting about his sister, who had passed Back then, he had stood before these great doors with little hope, buthis blooded relations presenting him with a new turn in what had otherwise been a barren, sad journey

To what ultimate end, he had not known In fact, however, it had proved to be one blessing after another, the suood fortune, fellowship, and generosity

But perhaps that was all over now, and he had been expecting such a reversal Sooner or later, the natural order of balance had to be brought to bear, and that meant that all of this must inevitably shift back, so? What else could it be other than bad news?

And actually, he suspected he knehat this was about--

The door opened wide and the Brother Qhuinn stood to one side "Wassup You need soive ?"

"What?"

"The snow?"

As the two of the a translator would step in and clear up the confusion--Saxton, the King’s lawyer, e with a civilianin his usual calm and aristocraticthe re the ramifications as to your cause of action--"

Saxton stopped short the second he saw Ruhn And then his eyes did a quick up-and-down, as one would if they were sizing up an undesirable

The s Would you be so kind as to go in now? His Lordship is waiting for you, and I’ll join you both in a moment?"

Ruhn looked at the couple The Brother Qhuinn And then took a quick glance behind hiht Clearly, he was the one being addressed here

He bowed to the solicitor "But of course Thank you"

Stepping through the tremendous crowd of people in the foyer--okay, fine, there were only four plus hiht cars in, but holy hell, he felt as though there was no rooreat Audience Hall on quiet feet

The King sensed his presence i fro

As George gave a wag and then started in for his drink, the King looked directly at Ruhn even though Wrath was sightless

"Hey" The ruler of all vampires indicated one of the ar his head that way "Sit"

"Yes, reat patterned carpet As he lowered hiht down too fast He ell aware of his size, and the last thing he wanted to do was break the thing

"So how you been?"

Ruhn fidgeted as the King ca your pardon?"