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The big strategy ori spotted about a dozen Coven Masters leaving the Romatech conference room as Robby ushered him down the hall

He pulled his arrip "Look, dude, tell us told ori notedaway No doubt they wanted to leave New York before sunrise He nodded at tho reuys What’s up?"

Rafferty McCall shook his hand "Great idea about ency shelters"

"Thanks," he answered the West Coast Coven Master Was that why he’d been su shelters across the world

"I should get back to Louisiana" Colbert GrandPied slapped Gregori on the shoulder "Bonne chance, reed "Good luck to you, lad"

"For what?" Gregori asked, but the two Coven Masters teleported away

"Why do I need luck all of a sudden?" Gregori asked Robby, but the Scottish vampire merely opened the conference rooori tamped down on his frustration If there was any luck to be had, he sure as hell wasn’t getting any The commercial was a disaster Thanks to Siay And then there was that little matter of the Vampire Apocalypse and their imminent deaths at the hands of wild-eyed mortals driven into aprickle on the back of his neck warned hiet even worse

If there was one thing he hated, it alking into a situation uninfor at whatever project he was assigned to, and as far as he was concerned, the secret to success was infor thoroughly researched, docuic plans of action He never walked into a conference roo now Hell, he didn’t even knohat thiswas about

Out of habit, he reached into his pocket for a stress ball, but no luck He’d just have to bluff his way through, show the It’s the best way to fit in

He slipped his tie back into place, thentable was empty except at the far end, where five Va to look at him

He smiled "You wanted to see me?"

No srew uys for years Why were they studying him like he was some sort of specianesti, nodded his head slightly Sitting to Roman’s left was Jean-Luc Echarpe, who retained his title of Coven Master of Western Europe even though he spent most of his time in Texas and only teleported to Paris once a month to preside over Coven Court Next to him sat Zoltan Czakvar, CM for Eastern Europe, headquartered in Budapest On Rous MacKay narrowed his eyes He was not only head of MacKay Security and Investigation, but also CM for the British Isles

Next to Angus, Sean Whelan sat with a fierce scowl on his face Actually that wasn’t so unusual Gregori had never seen Sean Whelan when the guy wasn’t scowling First he’d been pissed that his daughter Shanna had hter Caitlyn had married Carlos and become a were-panther His head had nearly exploded when Shanna’s husband had transforuy as the leader of the CIA Stake-Out tea vaotten hi vampires, so Roman had transfor the creature he hated the ed her husband to save him Sean had been a va it in stride Apparently his desire to survive was stronger than his desire to kill Vamps

"Sit down, please" Roman motioned to the end of the table

A mile away from them? Why did he feel like a lab rat in one of Roori took a seat and rested his forearency shelters?"

"Nay," Angus said

"Each Coven Master is responsible for the safety of the Vaion," Roman explained "I appreciate your help with my area I’ve beendistracted with other ori nodded and adjusted his cuff links "Then you devised a plan of action?"

Roovern on approval froed for us to ht after sunset"

"What kind of deal are you talking about?" Gregori asked

"Basically, we’re asking the governorically that vaovernori e"

Roly at him "Surely you can understand e need this lie"

Sean leaned toward Angus and whispered, "He won’t do"

"Aye, he will," Angus insisted quietly

The prickle on Gregori’s neck crept down his spine

"Sean, the sun will rise soon," Roman said quietly "You should see Shanna and the children while you still can"

Sean glared at his son-in-law, then slowly rose to his feet "Don’t think you can leave me out of the loop"

"We appreciate your help," Roman told him "We’ll let you know our final decision"

Sean snorted, then glanced at Gregori "I’ll talk to you tonight after sunset" He strode froori watched the door shut, then turned back to face Ro a commercial for Blardonnay"

"They’ll have to do it without you," Roori sat back "But they need - "

"Like Sean said, we need approval froed "What has that - "

"Is it true that all your meals have been bottled?" Jean-Luc interrupted hi habits have to do with this?

"You’re very young for a Vamp," Jean-Luc explained "By the time you were transformed, we already had synthetic blood So are we correct in assu you’ve taken all your e of a Vaain for being a bottle-fed baby?

"Lad," Angus grumbled impatiently "We need to know if ye’ve ever bitten anyone"

He moved his hands into his lap so they wouldn’t see his work just fine"

Zoltan leaned forward "Then you have bitten so too damned personal "I have never bitten for food And I’ve never bitten a ly, then glanced at the other CMs "Gregori has always taken the Romatech mission statement quite seriously Make the world safe for iven a ori’s jaw shifted Did they think he was some kind of wimp? "I’m sure I have, but they don’t remember it I alipe ain "For a young Vaori has shown an i he was Gregori gritted his teeth Next they would congratulate hi potty trained

"He also has an excellent track record for getting a job done," Ro for a new job?"

"Have you ever fought in battle?" Zoltan pressed "Ever killed anyone?"

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