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"Yes" He reached to the left of his desk, picked up a business card, and handed it to er at the other venue I flipped the card over, but there was nothing written on the back "Have you got a contact there? I ht have to talk to them"

"Either James Parred or Catherine Moore should be able to help you I’ve dealt with both"

"Thanks" I tucked the card intoyou can tellunusual about her?"

"Aside from the fact she was neither human, shifter, nor vampire, you mean?"

I half smiled "Yeah, besides that"

"No, because she had so that I could not slip past" He hesitated "It was neither a nano shield such as the one you wear, nor one of e oftis"

Not just ic, then And it did make me wonder what else Hunter had beco a coldhearted bitch, that was

He chuckled softly "It is a wonder you’re still alive if you’re having those sorts of thoughts around Hunter She can be so when it comes to those who disrespect her"

"Yeah, noticed that," I ot back to the business at hand "So there’s nothing else you can tellI was at another dead end Hunter was not going to be pleased I hesitated, then said, "I don’t suppose you could pull a picture of Ms Suive us a couple offor you at the bar"

"Thanks" I rose "You’ve been most helpful"

"But not as helpful as I could be," he said, expression back to being amused He opened a drawer and drew out another business card It was a si--and said Harold Stanford, er, Hallowed Ground, with a cell phone nue your mind"

I accepted it soed "It never hurts to have an escape option, Ms Jones That is all I a"

"Thanks for your ti and headed out Once I’d collected the printout of our suspect, I walked back outside

"Well, that was fun," I said,a beeline for the 7-Eleven several doors down from the club I needed a Coke and chocolate fix to cal nerves

Azriel fell in step beside lanced at him sharply "You believed his bullshit?"

"I believe he intends to oust Hunter from the council I also believe he desires your help to do it"

A chi cheerfully as I entered the 7-Eleven "That doesn’t mean I should trust him"

"I never said you should But it is certainly hile keeping his offer in the back of your mind Especially since I will not be around once the keys are found"

Hi I did not want to think about "I can hardly keep it in the front ofup all the wrong types of thoughts"

"She will be well aware that you have talked to Stanford"

"Yeah, but I’ to rub her nose in it" I plucked a can of Coke froerator, but there wasn’t a whole lot of choice when it came to smaller chocolate bars After a couple of seconds’ deliberation, I grabbed a Mars bar, then paid for theoing to mention the fact that he tiuess what he will or will not have done"

"You know, I really don’t want to be talking about Hunter right now"

"Then what do you wish to talk about?" He opened the door and ushered ainst ardens so I can eatsilence? A rare ed hiallery, thanks"

"And what, precisely, is a peanut gallery?"

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