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Triggers didn&039;t have to be on guns to be trouble, Phury thought as he stared at ZeroSulass-and-steel facade

Shit, detox was about the body banging through a shift in ches that were in your head And, sure the wizard was smaller than him, but the bastard still hadn&039;t left And Phury had the sense it was going to be a long while before the voice did

With a kick to his own ass, he walked up to the bouncer, who gave him an odd look, but let him in Inside, he didn&039;t pay any attention to the crohich as usual parted toat the velvet rope in front of the VIP section He didn&039;t say anything to iAm, who let him into Rehv&039;s office

"To what do I owe this pleasure," Rehvenge said from behind his desk

Phury stared at his dealer

Rehv earing a standard-issue black suit about which there was nothing standard The fit was gorgeous, even though the leahts, a clear indication that there was a bit of silk in the weave The lapels lay perfectly flat on a powerful chest, and the sleeves showed precisely the right amount of shirt cuff

Rehv frowned "I can feel your e"

Phury had to laugh "Yeah, you ht say that And I&039;m on the way to Wrath&039;s now, because I have some serious &039;splainin&039; to do I cah, because e&039;s brows shot up over his amethyst eyes "Shellan ? Wow Not Chosen anymore?"

"No" Phury cleared his throat "Look, I know you have houses Like, multiples I want to know if I can rent one for a couple of months I need a lot of rooms A lot"

"Brotherhood mansion too full?"

"No"

"Mmm" Rehv tilted his head to the side, the shaved parts of his mohawk smooth "Wrath has other places, doesn&039;t he? And I know your brother V does I&039;ve heard he&039;s got a BDSM pad somewhere Hafta adured I&039;d start with you"

"Mmm" Rehv stood up and relied on his cane as he went over and opened a sliding panel behind his desk "Nice out fit, by the way You get it at Victoria&039;s Secret? &039;Scuse me for one sec"

As the lanced down at hie looks He earing his white satin robing from the other side

Rehv came out a ator-skin loafers with telltale bridle bit links

He dropped the Guccis at Phury&039;s feet "You ht want to slip your bare soles into these And I&039; you can rent"

Phury took a deep breath "Okay Thanks¡ª"

"But you can live inas you want"

Phury blinked "I can p¡ª"

"If you&039;re about to say you can payyou can rent Trez can ht before dawn after the first Tuesday of every month, but other than that you&039;ll have the place to yourselves"

"I don&039;t knohat to say"

"Maybe someday you&039;ll return a favor And we&039;ll just leave it at that"

"My honor is yours"

"And et your own back"

Phury arranged the pair, then slid into the theift"

"Well thank you"

"You&039;re welcome I know you like Gucci¡ª"

"Not for the loafers, actually, although they are fabulous Ime on the no-buy list I know Z talked to you"

Rehv s clean, huh"

"I&039; to do my best to stop"

"M to ot that kind of resolve I&039;ve seen in the eyes of people who coht, for whatever reason, they decide never to coood to see"

"Yeah You&039;re not going to catch me around here anymore"

Rehv&039;s phone went off, and as he checked the caller, he frowned "Hold up You ht be interested in this It&039;s the de facto head of the Princeps Council" As he picked up, the male&039;s voice was part iht You? Yeah Yeah Terrible, yeah No, I&039;m still in town, call me a stalwart"

Rehv leaned back in his chair and played with his envelope opener, the one that was shaped like a dagger "Yup Uh-huh Right Yeah, I know, the vacuum in leadership is¡ª Excuse me?" Rehv let the opener fall onto the blotter "What did you say? Oh, really Well, what about Marissa? Ah Indeed And I&039;m not surprised"

Phury had to wonder exactly what kind of bomb had just been dropped

After a while, Rehv cleared his throat Then a slow s how you feel I&039;d love to Thank you" He hung up and his eyes lifted "Guess who the new leahdyre of the Council is?"

Phury felt his mouth fall open "You can&039;t How the hell can you¡ª"

"Turns out I&039; member of my line, and there is a rule that females may not serve as leahdyre As I&039; to dinner" He eased back in his leather chair "They need me"

"Holy crap"