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"Holy crap!" I’h I could barely hear them beneath the techno music and the om-mani-fuckme-hum

Cody tapped my shoulder and nodded toward the dance floor, which seey’s epicenter His teeth were clenched so hard I could see thehis jaitch That should have warned ot halfway there before the second wave hit us Not the funk, but the effect of the pherolance There was a hectic sheen in his eyes I’rabbed e of the bar

My last conscious thought was, "Dao" And then there was no thinking, just a deep, primordial desire to copulate, to be a part of the whole wet, slippery, thrusting celebration Cody’spast ainst his around his waist and slidhis head down There was definitely too much fabric in the way, not to ood I wanted bare skin I wanted ertips trailed over the bronze stubble of his cheeks, finding the collar of his dark blue uniforth that would have surprisedCody reached between us to unbuckle his utility belt, letting it fall before pulling ain

Yeah, better;beneath his trousers, pressed hard against ainst hi into his mouth Oliding over hness that ainst my waist, I felt a rill of pure cold so intense it jolted led sound deep inaway frompatch of skin on his bare torso, faint wisps of frost rising fror I dropped er no one but one of Hel’s agents could touch with ihts

Cody, on the other hand, was beginning to look glassy-eyed again He shook his head and started back toward r and held it between us, surreptitiously tugging my tank top down over my exposed breasts "Cody!" I shouted over the er"

With a shudder, he reached for the dagger’s hilt, wrapping his fingers aroundon?"

"I wish I knew" My wits lanced around the bar

Whatever was going on, it definitely centered around the dance floor, and around one guy in particular Tall, well built, strongly etched features, a pointed tangle of beard, a grin plastered to his face, andwell endowed

Like, really, really well endowed His glistening, u above the dance floor before an enthusiastic orgiast dropped to his knees before it, obscuring e Staring at the grinning recipient, I felt the telltale tingle that identified him as a member of the eldritch co h to set r’s hilt, I suppressed it "Yeah, I know But I don’t knohat he is or why this is happening Do you?"

"No," he adiast backed away, a long strand ofOkay, never mind Part of my brain said, "E!" Another partdidn’t

"Daisy" Cody’s fingers tightened over ot to put a stop to this Any ideas?"

"One," I said "But you won’t like it Any sign of Bart Mallick?"

"No" He looked around the bar "Ohshit Yeah"

I followed his gaze "Oops"

Longtime patrol officer and faed kids Bart Mallick wasYou knohat? It’s not important Suffice it to say that I doubt his ould have approved

Taking a deep breath, Cody let go long enough to retrieve his utility belt and buckle it feverishly around his waist before grasping et hih the orgy toward the dark corner where Bart Mallick wasdoing what he was doing With, letpartner

"Bart Officer Mallick?" I touched the tip of dauda-dagr’s blade to the nape of his neck His spine straightened with an involuntary jolt He turned his head, glazed eyes clearing slightly "It’s Daisy Johanssen and Cody Fairfax Can you hear me? I need you to pull up your pants, take my hand, and come with us, okay?"

He nodded

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