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"Here, let oyle doorstop under the display’s corner to precariously balance it, but she had a placid look on her face as she moved toward them Since such catastrophes were a daily occurrence for her, she never got flustered by the a faded lavender T-shirt that said Elitter Raina was sure would co she owned She and Gina got along fa skirt with bell tassels that chimed pleasantly, and when she’d tapped the doorstop under the display, it had been with the toe of a zebra-striped sneaker It was a fashion nightmare, but Ra blond hair, and her lithe, pixie figure pulled it off She was an Amy Brown fairy coitive inventory, Raotten all about the disseic, but it still surprised her that Ranized her until they touched They were linked by blood, coven sisters It indicated how effective the ic was Guardians were too daing, she ht be tempted to compliment him

Ramona’s eyes had widened to saucers "You’re in town"

She’d tried to ht of what Li had told Mikhael about how little she left the property, but hearing the utter shock in Ramona’s voice scuttled that She really needed to teach her very sroup of friends to have better poker faces

"You make it sound like aliens landed," she said irritably

"I would be less surprised by that" Then Raaze shifted to Mikhael "He’s not what he seey, and Raina knew Mikhael hadRamona to see him as he was Not the best idea, because her affable expression instantly turned dark as a stirred hornet’s nest "We know him We don’t like hiain, reht?"

"Well…he’s different…Here for a different purpose It’s co not now silent communication

Ramona lifted a brow "Okay, I’m confused Norer had approached with an araze sharpened on hier returned the look with a steady one of his own, his eyes the gray of twilight fields "I believe these are yours, miss?"

Ramona turned around "Hey, yes, thanks Yes, those are et a little captured in his gaze

"Miss?"

"Oh, yes Hi"

"Hello" He gave her an odd look

"Sorry So odd…about your aura You’re new in town," she said

The stranger looked like he was reading so from Ramona as well, but more detailed, like an intricate physics text Raina also detected so different about him, but Mikhael seemed to have a better sense of what She shifted closer to Raray eyes never left Rah the stranger still looked vaguely ah"

"Oh, well, then The café around the corner has the best grilled cheese sandwiches I know, I know You’re going to say, Grilled cheese sandwiches, really? But I’d take them over the fanciest food anywhere They’re like the double-decker of all cheese sandwiches I was about to go there for lunch Why don’t we go together and you can tell me all about yourself?"

Ra hilance back at Raina that said, Gorgeous hot guy on the hook; we’ll talk later about why the hell you’re hanging out with Ruby’s Dark Guardian, since I know you can’t talk right now

"Should we leave her alone with him?" Raina stared after the male He could be a librarian, tall, lean, quiet, the neatly cut hair But then there were those fathoerous tip-off

"Yes, he’s fine He’s not here for her And when they’re not here for you, they’re very gentle souls Even when they’re here for you, they can be gentle about it, depending on what kind of person you’ve been He’s a Grim Reaper"

"What?"

"Yeah, Grim Reaper" Mikhael squatted down in front of the lopsided display rack Ra with its bent screw on the botto one hand to hold up the display as he reset the screw

Raina restacked the balls and kaleidoscopes that Ra the handy All he needed was a tool belt and no shirt With the jeans riding nice and low in that squat With effort, she focused on what he was saying

"If a soul is being held back that needs to go, they call in a death angel For the nors, Grim Reapers take the lead Most of the time they’re a taxi service, but you don’t want to cross one They can pretty "

"Your friend is in no danger The one he’s coood life Though dying is cruel, death itself can be kind He’s here to help with that transition, guide hio"