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"Maybe Votevha can go s wickedly

The demon stopped, looked back at the woman His eyes narrowed, and then he looked back up atback a srateful for the offer, but it is best that we re Jill and I fell into step on either side of hiave me a baffled look "What was that about?"

My lips twitched "Votevha was offering to, ah, sht she was a pushy bitch too"

The derinned broadly "Eloquent and no doubt accurate"

We slowed as we neared the shop "Okay, I see his car here," I said, nodding toward the BMW parked across the street "You two sure you can handle this?" I shot Jill a concerned look

"Oh, please," Jill said "We walk in, alk by his table, Votevha here grabs his hand and assesses hi de?"

He shook his head "Perfect"

"All righty, then," Jill said She gavelook and took the demon’s little hand "Let’s roll!"

I waited until they entered then followed Despite the de If Roood look at Votevha’s eyes, he’d instantly recognize a nyssor and know that ere on to hilasses for the demon, I fretted as I walked into the coffee shop

Roainst the far wall He’d apparently been watching for ave hi to keep an eye on Jill and Votevha without actually looking their way and drawing attention to the toward Roman as Jill and the demon went past his table In a smooth, effortlessat him, without even a hitch in his stride, then pulled his little hand away as he walked beyond the reach of his ar but a curious kid anted to touch everything around hih

"Oh, darn," I heard Jill ot her purse" The pair turned around, retraced their steps through the tables, and a few seconds later were out the door

I gave Ro "Hi, Roman I’et this sewn up My sergeant’s on e rush" I handed him a pen and plopped the report down in front of hie which, conveniently, had nothing case-related on it Important, since this report was for a completely different case, due to the inconvenient fact that I had yet to write anything up on the Landrieu death

He chuckled, lifted the pen, signed where I was pointing "Not a proble else you need?"

"That’s it," I said with a cheery smile "Thanks a million!" I quickly scurried out before I could be drawn into any conversation Less than ainto the car where Jill and Votevha were already waiting

"Well?" I twisted around to look at the deed back in my seat "Damn" Then I ju to see Roriet my pulse back under control

"We have a problem," she said

"You mean, besides the fact that Roman isn’t the summoner, and we’re back to square one?"

"Yes Soet to the house" Her eyes narrowed "Several soripped the steering wheel as my mind whirled "The basee diagrae diagrarew dark She understood enerous boost from Lord Rhyzkahl He’d seemed very pleased when I discovered the way to store potency, which made me believe that it had been his intent to point the way But as corny as it sounded, such a diagraerous With a sufficient quantity of stored power, a su a deet was because I kne to store potency I wasn’t coure out how to increase the capacity, but then again, soht be able to work that out At any rate, for now, it was surely best to keep the details of the diagrao there at speed and remove all evidence of your arcane activities" Her eyes went to the de in a booster seat in the back of my car "Protect her if the need arises I will pay"

"Done," caone