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"Have you showered with hilasses off to shower"

"No, we haven’t done the shower thing yet" She bit her lip "Tonight I’ll get hiht and see if I can read his mind, if you really think it’s necessary What are you worried about, Glory?"

"I don’t know Maybe I’et us, I’m entitled I’d just feel more comfortable if you could read Ryan’s mind, make sure he doesn’t have a clue about who or e really are"

"I’ve thought about telling hi to the ballad on the radio, the teddy clutched to her breast

"Snap out of it, Lacy Most ht" Good-bye drea her down Maybe Valdez was right I was a downer

"Enjoy Ryan while you can If you decide we can trust him, ill" I patted her shoulder "Can you make someone immortal?"

"Werecats are born, nothed

"Blade or Daht he’d want to be vaether forever?"

"Just a thought I haven’t asked them, but even Flo can turn mortals Not me I don’t do that" I heard the bells tinkle on the front door "It’s a personal thing"

"Right" Lacy put the teddy in her purse "Take this out of my pay, will you? That’s Ryan I’d know his smell anywhere See you later" She headed out into the shop, stopping in the doorway "And, Glory, I’ll let you knohat I find out"

"Thanks And consider the teddy a gift Enjoy" I s since I’d felt that first flush of infatuation Way too long But I’d had an incredible night with Blade Infatuation wasn’t nearly as great as the real deal Oops If I wasn’t careful, I was going to end up in a threesoo--I didn’t care where--before I’d fall into bed with Blade again

I picked up my cell phone and hit the speed dial for Dae that I needed to talk to hi up

The door opened and bells tinkled Vaie walked in carrying a pile of clothes Wheeling and dealing kept ain and Da of course Like I’d called hi this time

"Sorry to disappoint you, Damian, but this is about Flo" I threw up a block Maybe I was getting used to pain, but it wasn’t as much of an effort as it had once been

"My sister is in trouble" Damian lost his smile "What’s happened?"

"I don’t know that she’s in trouble, but she and Valdez tracked down Richard Mainwaring last night" I glanced at Valdez When Da had jumped up and looked ready to take a chunk out of htest provocation

"Did she kill his shot out and I shivered Whoa, thisseducer to homicidal vamp in less tiuy" Valdez bared his teeth " Flo and I believed him"

"You believed him" Damian looked down and snarled "My sister who thinks with her"--he said an Italian word that probably meant a female body part--"and a dumb mutt believed him"

" You want to take on this dumb mutt, asshole?" Valdez morphed into his attack mode and I stepped back

"Stop it!" I said bravely from behind the counter "A customer could come in"

"So we’ll erase some memory" Damian and Valdez had locked eyes and it looked like neither one was giving an inch

"Valdez, I forbid you to attack Da knew the rules He couldn’t disobey a direct order fro e my mind I shook ? Where Daht look for Flo?" Valdez sat and scratched his ear " Maybe"

"Damn it, let me rip out his throat, Glory You will be well rid of this ed his tail, obviously not concerned Hey, I was concerned enough for both of us

"Tell hi went?"

"He’s got a garage apartment on Lamar Street Yelloith brown trim It’s on a corner"