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CHAPTER 47

Mi was easier than Mie, st John’s Cathedral, the Met reception, the Boys Choir of Harlem, the Peter Duchin Orchestra, and a dozen other details, had all been decided upon a year ago It was si vendors, most of ere ain The bonding was set for mid-October, the earliest date that worked for everyone

But Mi as she sat in the lobby of the Mandarin Oriental hotel, waiting for Kingsley Martin to arrive that evening It was the farthest thing fro scenario were silass slipper that had to fit But until then, she could do as she pleased

The Repository aide who had unearthed the tape recorder that was able to play the tapes froo easy on it; it was the only one they had left He couldn’t even let her take it out of the building

"Venators don’t like to upgrade," he’d gruiven them the attachments for their phones, but they still use their old junk to turn stuff in Sohand You kno hard that is to read? Let alone retype?"

Mimi had murmured sympathies, and then found an empty cubicle and some headphones She started to listen

She had spent al only so she wouldn’t sley finally walked in, she wondered why it was that almost every time she ith him, she had been awake for more than twenty four hours

As he sauntered over, Miape at hila at her watch

"No, you’re just early" Kingsley smiled and slid in next to her on the banquette

She inched away fro at this hotel? You don’t even have an excuse I’ve been waiting for over an hour for you"

And Mi experience She’d read the looks of pity frosley yawned "I know you’re not here to talk about ement So what’s up?"

"Order first," Milided up to their table Misley

"Macallan Straight And whatever the lady desires," Kingsley said, winking at Mimi

"I’ll have a dirty martini," Mimi said

"And I’ll have to see your ID," the waitress said with a fake smile

I have never been carded in my life! Mimi wanted to scream This is New York City! Do you even have any idea how old I aloed her purse and plucked out Miirl didn’t even bother to look at it

"Whiskey and a ht up"

"Se the date?" Mimi asked Some vampires had the ability to transforine all the knockoffs she could turn into real Birkins! She’d make a fortune

"Nah No need She just wanted to mess with you It’s my attention she was after"

"You’re really sorinned "I’ve missed you, Force You still s, yeah?"

She snorted, but it was hard to stayat her like that

Their drinks came with no further flirtation frosley had so on his lap at their cozy table

"Stop it," she said, pushing off "I want to talk to you about sohed "I was hoping you wanted to talk about so else"

"Listen I found the tapes Your reports froo They were in Charles’s office," Mi on sley cocked an eyebrow and finished off his whiskey in one gulp But he sat up straight and looked alert With his right hand he motioned for the check

"I don’t understand?" she whispered fiercely "What were you doing for Charles? Why did you call the Silver Blood? What were the two of you trying to do?"

"Do you really want to know?" Kingsley asked He returned her forthright stare, so she could look right into his dark eyes She could see the hint of silver at the edge of his pupils

Mi"

CHAPTER 48

Bliss