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While he waited, Raphael called Duncan, letting hie the human woman Wei Chen employed Raphael wasn’t certain she was involved in recent events, but he felt she was He had no reason that he could put a finger on It was instinct, nothingway from his father’s dirt farm in Russia

The elevator doors opened and Peter Saephan e directly for the bed and Cyn He was carrying a cooler under one ar in the other hand

"My Cyn seeh the day and just woke a short tiht here," shebetter I never thought I’d say this, but I missed your smart ass self"

"Nice bedside " Saephan sat down and opened his bag "Let’s take a look"

Raphael watched quietly as the doctor checked her vitals, then listened to her chest and rolled up the t-shirt to examine her abdomen Cyn winced more than once beneath his careful touch and Raphael frowned, but Dr Saephan gave a satisfied nod

"You’re right, my lord," he said to Raphael and then to Cyn, "You’re definitely better But considering you were nearly dead two days ago, better is a relative term"

"Fuck," she whispered, with only a shadow of her norhed "You’re a terrible patient, but I love you So colanced at Raphael as she stretched out her arh "Go on," she told him "I’ll be fine And if I’m not, you can beat up the doc here for ive her a careful kiss "Not likely since he helped save your life, lubiood and I’ll tell you all the nehen I return"

"News of what?" she asked, her voice already fading as she yawned tiredly

"The new Lord of the Canadian Territories"

Raphael nodded at the ever vigilant Elke as he ca look and he stopped long enough to say, "She i with Saephan"

Elke knew Cyn well enough to laugh at this, knowing it for the good news it was "Thank you,her so well"

Elke was still flushed with pleasure when Raphael left her to join Duncan whohiuard’s rooht It had been cleaned and he shrugged it on as he walked Raphael liked the coat It was coely for Cyn’s benefit She loved the coat, saying it made him look all vampirish and dramatic He’d actually replaced it more than once at her behest and now had several identical coats as backups

"The woman left the compound shortly after sunset, my lord," Duncan told hi her and Wei Chen is in the conference room"

Raphael nodded "Sophia?"

"She spent the day at Mister Murphy’s," Duncan reported dryly "They’re on their way here now"

"Excellent Wei Chen first"

Raphael turned off the great rooreeted Sophia at the start of all of this, but for the smaller, more private conference room down the hall fro for him A manila folder sat on the table in front of hi busily on his PDA when Duncan opened the door He set the device aside i, Sire," he said "I understand last night’s hunt was successful"

Raphael nodded "We eli back in his chair, gesturing for Wei Chen to resue," he continued "And neither Sophia nor I found any knowledge of hihtfully, then tapped the folder in front of hie of this?" He nodded and opened the folder, flipping a few pages before turning the folder so Raphael could see "Before co to us, she worked in Vancouver, my lord"

Raphael passed the folder to Duncan who bent over the table to read it Raising his eyebrows at what he found, he pulled out his cell and made a call

"Justin," he said quietly "What is your location?" He listened a short time, then said, "Whatever it takes, stay on her"

Raphael looked up at his lieutenant, and Duncan said, "Wherever she’s going, it’s definitely not the address she lists as her home"

Wei Chen looked from Duncan to Raphael in surprise "My lord, I--"

"Did she have a va to work here?" Raphael interrupted

Wei Chen seemed badly startled by Duncan’s news and it took him a moment to process Raphael’s question "No, my lord," he insisted "I would never have hired her if that were the case"

Raphael stood without warning, pro to pay Ms Koepke a visit You are not to call her or communicate with her in any way"