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"Three," he said

I hesitated Jack wouldn’t approve an expense report, so this s it wasn’t much, but I had a brother who liked to overspend and it was often me who picked up the slack to ensure we had food in the cupboard and coffee on the table "Two-fifty"

"You guardians are well paid You can afford more than that"

"Did I rinned "Two seventy-five"

"You drive a hard bargain"

"Totally" He held out his hand "We got a deal?"

"Deal" I clasped and shook it The kid had a good grip for a scrawny hurinned "I’ll get hi the streets, but hiding out nearby This kid was a shark "You got a nahtly linked to his hts, about either his na else he’d said

"Well, Mike, I’ll be back at five, then"

I nodded to the two kids behind him, then walked out Once in the car, I checked the coes then leaned back in the seat, wondering what to do Cole wouldn’t have finished his report on Aro back to the office Quinn had business s all day, so he was off the list as well Even one up to Queensland for avacation

I blew out a breath and started up the car With nowhere else to go, I headed ho room when I arrived, newspaper in hand and his feet crossed on the table The sun strealeaolden glow

He finally looked healthy For a while there, he’d been looking frailer than a ghost, and utted would do that to you

"So on the table before heading into the kitchen to turn on the kettle and investigate the fridge

"So on thee if you want to zap that for lunch"

"Sounds like a plan," I said, pulling out the tray "How oes away"

I shoved two slices of lasagna into the ainst the door fraht it had"

He suddenly looked sheepish and ain "Well, it did, but then Rhoan and I got a little overadventurous, and I think it strained things"

I snorted softly "No sy as you’re not going to tell et it myself"

"I’m not that mean" I made two coffees and carted thena I handed Liander his, then plonked down on the other sofa

"So how’s the love life?" he said, after several rinned "A hell of a lot safer than yours, from the sound of it"

"No probleentlee once you start acting like a proper wolf again"

I gave hi like a proper wolf"

"Have you gone back to the clubs? Taken other partners yet?"

"You know I haven’t I’ special"

"He’s not a wolf, er for its ht be with Quinn"

"You’re not tellingI don’t know I’m just not ready to venture fully out of the cave yet"

"You know, if I ever e piece of ht for us both"

He snorted softly I ignored his about Liander co to live with us was the fact that the quality of thehad improved-mainly because he could cook and Rhoan and I couldn’t

I took a sip of coffee to wash it down, then said, "I had so of a close call yesterday, actually"

"Oh?" He raised a gray eyebrow, a the corners of his silvery eyes "Do tell"

"You reuard Patrin employed?"

"The one Rhoan reckons was more than just a wolf?"

"Yeah Turns out he’s a bounty hunter, and he sort of saved rinned "Maybe so, but I doubt that’s the reason he saved it"

"So, you got hot and heavy with him as a thank-you?"

"Not intentionally" Liander’s eyebrows rose again, so I added, "I blaood" He kissed daood, too, but that was beside the point

"So why didn’t it go any further?"

"It’s hard to concentrate on loving when there are a couple of hellhounds wanting to tear you to pieces"

"I guess" He took a ain?"

"No I don’t really like him, and I certainly don’t trust him"