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"Are you going to look at the tapes first?" I know None of my business But I had to ask Lacy flushed "Of course I am Is that perverted?"

"Not at all But destroy them afterwards, Lacy Westill know Ryan’s coht send someone to search your place when you’re not around The hunter seey to bypass any alarht to send chills all through h he really has no use for the tapes He’s probably current on what’s been going on He wouldn’t expect anything frohts we’re closed"

"I don’t like the fact that Westwood’s so deterlasses I’d tossed on the table "The ument there" I shivered and walked out of the storeroom "I could lock o on living" I grabbed a shawl and wrapped it around h alert"

Lacy sighed "It’s not fair You’re good people Drink that canned stuff I’ve never seen you hurt anybody Not even Ryan tonight when I know you wanted to"

"Yeah, I did" I leaned against the counter "But I’m not the animal Westwood takes ain "He used et to you I’m so sorry, Glory"

"Not your fault" I opened a drawer and pulled out a box of tissues "But you can make it up to ht"

"How can I say no?" Lacy took the tissue I held out to her and blew her nose "I’ll have to work on the party mood"

"Do that And co toot a costume in mind?" Lacy toyed with Ryan’s keys "Maybe I’ll help e suits His favorite Gatsby look Worn without anything underneath, it should colanced at Valdez "Maybe I’ll pull out one of as costumes"

"Can’t wear Kevlar under those little bits of nothing, Blondie It ain’t safe"

"It’ll be a big party Westwood couldn’t think of showing up there He’d be surrounded by vampires, shifters and way too many people who’d dearly love to take hiood security and Blade will beef it up evento be there I say we plan to have fun and forget all this danger and deception for a few hours"

Lacy shook her head and glared at Ryan one et, but I’ll be there" She turned to Valdez

"I say we make fur face here wear a costuirl"

"You wish, dog breath"

I pushed Lacy toward the door "Call ripped her shoulder for a ht o’clock We’ll ride over together"

"Fine" She grimaced "I’ll be sexy I’ll be fun And I’ll be on high alert in case Westwood shows up with a death wish" Lacy flipped open the deadbolts

"There you go Be careful out there" I heard her lock the door again from the outside while I went back to check on Ryan He still sat sluaining consciousness, but the whammy would hold hio next door, Valdez I need to find another day worker now that Ryan’s out of the picture And this ti references"

" Don’t blalasses are soive them to Blade" Valdez trotted by my side to the front door " Maybe you should wear souy’s put the wha I don’t need them anyway I can block Damian Now that I knohat he’s capable of, I do it automatically" How aured it was more than I wanted him to

I opened the front door and Valdez stuck his head outside and sniffed

"All clear But make it snappy"

"No problem" I stepped into the coffee shop and inhaled the sweet scent ofBlueberry? The coffee didn’t smell too bad either

"Glory, over here" Flo waved at etting better and better