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"Miguel" A hand touched the back of his head "Now, get up and give hter in his Sire’s voice, and Miguel ju out to take the proffered hand, feeling hiuel said "It’s so very good to see you"

"Victor?" Duncan asked, as they strode directly to the BMW Miguel had left idling on the far side of the hangar

"He’s at the house, hosting a small dinner party"

"With humans?"

"Always The only vauards"

"The humans will have to be dealt with, then"

"Not a probleuel said as he dropped into the driver’s seat of the sumptuous vehicle "Louis and I can handle it"

"Where is Louis?" Duncan asked, closing the passenger side door with aan eye on things"

"You anticipate trouble?"

"No, but tonight’s too iar and ht turn toward the access road Duncan saw the doors of the hangar begin to close behind theuel asked

"Uneventful Raphael sends his regards"

"I’ in for the drive back to the city "What do I need to know about Victor’s setup tonight?"

"Sauards, two in his presence, two on guard elsewhere inside the house They’re complacent in the routine, and the two not with Victor personally usually sit in a rooames I’ve never seen them leave the house unless Victor’s with theate, is handled by humans around the clock, and they’re never peruest house that’s set up as a barracks if the huuards want it, but o there at the end of their shift The estate is walled, with the only gate locked down during the day At night, the huate, with only the occasional perimeter patrol"

An accident had snarled traffic on the Beltway, and Miguel zipped across several lanes, utilizing the lightning fast reflexes granted by his varinned "Still a terrible driver, I see"

"Not true, hed, but sobered iuests?"

"It’s a small dinner party, just Victor and three hu with lots of money to hand out All males, which is par for the course with Victor As far as I know, he has no plans to bring in any woht, but even if he did, it wouldn’t be until much later"

"Prostitutes?"