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I frowned "Like the voice was an itch, soet rid of He was afraid"

"He attacked you," Ethan said

"He attacked at me I don’t know if he are of who I was And then he tried to kill himself--stab himself with a letter opener" I pointed to where it still lay on the floor "I knocked hilad it was handy" He narrowed his gaze "What were you doing in here?"

"The light was on Given Helen’s lanced down at the vaet that far"

Luc ran into the roo from the vampire to Ethan to me "What happened?"

"That was my question as well" Ethan’s eyes were hard "An unfaained entry to the House and attacked my Sentinel And I will damn well kno that happened"

• • •

We waited for randfather’s computer ace, to arrive with a pair of CPD uniforms and a medical squad The medical squad restrained the vampire, lifted him onto a stretcher, and removed him from the House

I felt soone, the House clear of hirandfatherly slacks and short-sleeved button-down, patted ht?"

"I’ another drink from the bottle of Blood4You Ethan had pulled froe built into his bookshelves It was the va, but mostly because he took me by surprise"

"His narandfather--not to reen eyes, and a muscular body He wore jeans and a orn T-shirt with MAGIC IS AS MAGIC DOES across the front "Wallet was in his pocket"

"Where will you take him?" Ethan asked

"The cerarandfather said The former industrial site near the lake had been turned into a holding facility for supernaturals that norh to contain "He’ll stay there, at least until he’s evaluated"

"We’ll talk to him," Catcher said

Jeff, his tall, thin fraht brown hair behind his ears He wore khakis, Converse, and a white button-doith the sleeves rolled up It was his favorite look, and there was so in the faround," Jeff said

"If you don’tto the chairs, "it’s late, and I’ to sit Would you join me?"

"Happy to," I said, but I kneasn’t really "late" for randfather He worked with supernaturals, so he worked long, late hours He just wanted ree that I needed a er of alass