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"Did you release hi But I’ll put a unit on hi, we’ll know it" He picked up one of the papers I was looking through "What are you working on?"

"Just trying to connect some dots" I rolled my shoulders and tried to work out so the hell out of me"

Mason moved behind ently, he worked on my knots I let out a noise that was far too close to one of Charlie’s purrs "Oh… You can stop that, never"

Mason chuckled, a low sound that vibrated fro you?"

I closedto just ot out of evidence"

"With money like the Chevalier’s, he could have had it spelled out of there Hell, he could have paid a cop off Or just a good thief Evidence lockers are pretty secure, but soe With the help of a little ht We’d probably never know for sure unless we got Min and gained a full confession But I didn’t have to like it

"Are you hungry?" Mason asked, and his hands gave my shoulders one last squeeze before he headed to the kitchen

I followed him and watched, mesmerized, as he whipped up a small feast My offers to help aved off, so I enjoyed the show

"Where’d you learn to cook so well?" I asked, then took another bite of the most well-cooked steak I’d had since I could reht "I wish mine had passed on such a useful skill"

His eyebrows rose "Your mom didn’t cook?"

I snorted The idea of s froet her hands dirty"

"Is she--I mean you talk about her in the past tense"

The bite of steak I’d consumed suddenly for She’s just no longer in uess it’s er in hers"

Mason just waited silently, eating his asparagus and eyeingit up to me if I wanted to continue

"My ed h school"

Mason chewed his food slowly, before sing it and taking a sip of wine Thinking about the only Leighs worthall on its own, no doubt

"Any relationship to Natalie Leigh and her fah was the departh An independent contractor who the local police departments consulted when they needed the service of a Covenant witch

"She’s a cousin" I shook h, and wasn’t fair I’d opened the door Tiht was h"

Mason whistled low under his breath, and I could hardly blame him I’d just uttered the name of one of the most powerful Covenant witches in the country and included the word "father" in the salass "At first, they just thought I was an unfortunate screw up of nature It happens sometimes, you know A child born of a powerful witch couple has no ical ability It’s rare--but it does happen Such children are usually ignored, but not exiled"

"But you’re also a sensitive," Mason said thoughtfully