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Wei Chen raised his eyes to Raphael’s in silent query Cyn caught the exchange and scowled, but Raphael rested his hand against her lower back, rubbing gently He nodded his permission to the Seattle nest leader

"We have a total of forty-seven vah there are only a few still living in the city itself Most live here on this estate It’s safer and, frankly, more comfortable to be around our own Fewer than tenthose who still live in the city, although ular basis Marco and Preston were a those who lived apart, and they were the ones who’d been in this area longest Jeremy lived in the Seattle nest until he bonded with Mariane and they built their own house"

"She wanted a place of our own," Jereht up here to be close to the new coh, and Raphael knehat her next question would be He also knehy she hesitated to ask it

"What were your daytiements, Jeremy?" Raphael asked for her

Jeremy looked briefly surprised at the question, but since it cah "A vault, my lord Like e have here Much smaller, of course, but just as secure"

Cyn leaned forward "You built your house frohtly and nodded "But they didn’t know that," she said thoughtfully "They knehere you lived, but they didn’t know about the extra security"

"No," Jeremy said bitterly "So, they tortured Mariane instead"

Raphael felt Cyn freeze, heard her sharp intake of breath at the i what had happened to Mariane Which she surely had not intended His Cyn was s, but insensitive, especially to another’s pain, she was not

"My mate and I," Raphael said e justice for those who died, and those who lived, Jeremy Especially Mariane Cyn’s methods may seem abrupt to you, but she is farhuentle repriht"

"I understand Cyn?"

She leaned back hard against his co hand "Okay," she said on a deep breath "We know Lucien gave away Giselle and her nest, but he couldn’t have revealed where Marco or Preston lived Or Jereuys, and I know Raphael’s security You don’t exactly take out ads in the yellow pages advertising your presence And yet, somehow the killers knew not only where the other two lived, but where they slept, because I’ it wasn’t in a back bedroo tiht was secure Soht?"

Wei Chen gave Cyn an uncoive out those kinds of details Cyn huffed ieht, of course I apologize It’s an automatic response Marco and Preston each had a safe room beneath his home Not as secure as e have here, but certainly safe enough, we thought The entrances were concealed and the rooet inside?" She turned to look over her shoulder at Raphael "I really need to exa at"

Raphael frowned, unhappy at the idea of her running around unprotected while a gang of huiven what they’d already done to Mariane But Cyn didn’t see his frown; she’d already turned back to address Loren

"I want to ive me his number, I’ll--"

"No"

Cyn’s head whipped around and she stared at Raphael