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That brought another smile from Lucian, and Justin wondered if it was the one Tessa said they shared "Don’t worry, I have plenty of antireligious ones knocking at ot a lot more money Anyway, to what do I owe the pleasure of your company? You never paid me casual visits before you left"
"I have a favor to ask"
"The last tiirlfriend ended up bent over your desk" Lucian poured hiet over that? She was your ex-girlfriend, and she really was helping me with my essay"
"Yeah? What exactly was it on?"
Lucian’s receptionist suddenly opened the door and stepped aside so that Mae could enter "Sorry," Mae told Justin "I didn’t realize you’d gone in"
She’d becoain, back to her professional ht in her face Lucian saw it too He swiftly set down the scotch and strode over to her, his gallant s his hand "It’s an honor toon for her hand "And I can call you…?"
"Mae" She was s too, but thankfully, it ith a;torian Mae Koskinen," said Justin
He hoped that would ue him evensoth, but Justin suspected he was actually checking out the way her chest looked under her clinging georgette blouse "I can’t believe I’ve never seen you around here"
Keep hinus, ot high hopes for me and her, said Justin, but come on He’s not her type
Which type would that be? asked Horatio The tall, good-looking, powerful, and char type? He could interfere with your chances
I have all of those things going for me, retorted Justin Not that I want a chance
He’s taller, said Horatio
Surprisingly, Magnus actually sounded frustrated with both Justin and his fellow raven It’s oddess ants her still hasn’t made an official clainus had been fairly coherent since their return to the RUNA, so Justin supposed it had only been a matter of time before the raven returned to his old ways Noor attire, "vulnerable" was a word Justin had never applied to Mae
"She’s not stationed here," said Justin He paused drah tohis eyes from Mae He frowned "What does thatmy job is, ith the constant assaults on ave Justin an incredulous look
"So, SCI decided to uplass of scotch "Mae’s oes with me everywhere Everywhere"
She picked up on the subtext and fixed hieration"
"He exaggerates about a lot of things to a lot of women," said Lucian He turned to Justin "So what’s this favor?"
Putting Lucian in his place was an activity Justin never tired of, but the clock was ticking, and he did actually have serious business to discuss "SCI’s been doing a lot of hiring The number of servitors has shot up in the last six overn worried about your job again? That they ht find someone better and cheaper?"
"No, I want to knohat the increase is for We’ve had things locked down for years If anything, the nu"
Lucian decided to let the banter go as well "You could look in your own backyard for that Someone at SCI should know"
"I’ less "surplus budget" and "extra openings"concrete Cornelia had blown hier anyone higher than her "Someone in Internal Security--or ht be willing to tell a proreat way to curry favor"
"I see" Lucian’s lips quirked "It’d be a weird request, though"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>