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A slam sounds from the direction of the workroom and Asa skitters to a halt inside the co s my lips at his obvious haste and discos"
"Why are they ca roo under Vivian&039;s eye The dogs cath with their presence"
"Well, he&039;s going to have to introduce me to them and assure the mutts I&039;m not on thereddish-brown one was daht be part Dogue de Bordeaux mixed with a wolf"
"A what?"
"French Mastiff" At Asa&039;s blank look, I continue, "Big-ass dog"
He nods and heads down the hall, see in question is no longer an iround SCIF facility, cool and collected She has a relaxed air about her, which has beenfor a while now A slances rab my paperwork off the desk and rise to follow "Yes,a spot between Rafe and Jon-who is still looking a little worse for wear Asa&039;s earlier chattiness is gone and he looks pale sitting next to Paul, but, then again, he did just come in from the cold
"Did you fill everyone in on the latest kill reported by Asa?" Vivian asks her husband
"Yes, but they aren&039;t aware of what happened in the gyht frown mars Vivian&039;s smooth forehead and quickly disappears "Vikram turned out to be the vampire who killed Melvyn and attacked Lori in the hall His involvement, and neolf blood addiction, were confirasps and turns to the healing Were "Damn, Jonathan You were able to take down a crazed vamp on your own? Impressive"
A wry smile crosses the h aand ripped his head off"
A choking sound comes from Paul, but other than that, the table takes the news of our boss&039;s ruthlessness in relative silence
"Wasn&039;t he Sanji&039;s mate?" the chef says after he collects hi froht?"
"Not exactly," Vivian says while tapping her fingers on the small notebook in front of her "I&039;ll have to report what happened to the council but I&039;d really rather not have to tell Coraline about Vikra killed," I suggest, "and you can call the council about Vikraone?"
"We&039;ll see" Vivian says "I haven&039;t decided yet But I&039;d like to discuss what you&039;ve found out froet this hunt back on track"
I flip open my folder and hand out copies of the email infore parcel of property right in the heart of Buenos Aires about ten years ago"
"Before she became an enforcer?" Rafe asks
"Yes Looks like she married a very wealthy connected old e All of his estate was left to her and his six ed children didn&039;t like it "
"Ae families or lots of political connections Too many people to question the union"
"There were several court battles," I continue, "but his video-will stating his wishes itnessed being recorded by a judge and two ht state of mind when he made the switch to cut out his children
"Over the past five years, half of her former husband&039;s children died of apparent natural causes" I pause for a , "What do you think the chances are she didn&039;t ?"
Rafe snorts, "Slim to none" Only Paul seems to be fascinated, the rest of the table looks nonplused by the revelations
"How does this tie in with the recent killings she&039;s accused of?" Paul asks
Vivian runs one finger down the page "Look about three quarters of the way down The judge and one doctor itnessed the testimony were two of the bodies drained and left on the Tribunal&039;s doorstep"
Rafe reaches for hisyou think she killed the people who could back up the video as legitiuy&039;s kids did it?"
"Keep reading," Vivian says "The judge sat on a pro the revitalization of older parts of the city and the doctor lived on the lot bordering Eling the back of o, "Who benefits with inheriting the property if Emiko dies?"
"Depends," my boss says with a speculative look on her face "If she dies while in the service of the council as an enforcer, then they get her property Sa in a rough voice "Who gets the property of the hunters who die here? The rogue?"
"Good question," Rafe says "I believe one of the stipulations they had to sign for the hunt was their seethe would get half and the council would get half Not bad, considering whoever nor they own by default"