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Cody pulled into the PVB parking lot and cut the engine "Daisy--"

"I know, I know! Sorry Later, e’re not on the verge of a zombie apocalypse, okay?"

His expression was serious "It’s justwe’ve talked about this And you know the bottom line"

I did "I’m not a suitable ht"

I sighed "All I’ether I don’t even know if that’s what I want, Cody I’ we are Or at least we could be, if you weren’t on the do, and I wasn’tnot a olf"

Cody took a ative in rin, rakish and charhter, you sure as hell fuck like a olf"

"I can’t believe you just said that" I paused "That was a coreen shimmered behind his topaz eyes "What do you think?"

"I think it was a coo talk to Amanda Brooks"

Inside, we had to wait a few minutes while Amanda finished up some important business on the phone Thanks to Cody’s presence, Stacey was on good behavior at first, but as soon as he wasn’t looking, she pointed atthe word "Classy!" in an exaggerated fashion, upon which I realized that the collar of my jacket had fallen down to reveal those spectacular love bites

Great

I flipped aze hat I hoped was perfect equani to take "fuck like a olf" as a co before Aht down to business She didn’t even bother asking ere there "Officer Fairfax Daisy Do you have any leads?"

Cody took a seat opposite her desk "What can you tell us about the Cavannaugh curse, Mrs Brooks?"

She stared at him for a few seconds, her perfectly lipsticked lips parted "You can’t be serious"

"Why not?" he asked reasonably

Unaccountably, she shivered "It used to give host story You can’t possibly think it had anything to do with Talan does," Cody said

She blinked "You actually spoke to him?"

"Yes"

"Then you know he’s out of his ive any credence to a word he says"

"Actually, he seeoraphobic, but lucid So what’s the curse?"

Her lips coh, was Tal to what I’ve always been told, he was the one who discovered the ress and shot Talreat-grandfather of betraying hieance on his farave to do it"

Yeah, I could see where that would give you nightmares

"Huh" Cody rubbed his chin "I’ve heard about Andrew Cavannaugh shooting the Tall Man But I never heard about the curse"