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I glanced up at him, brows lifted

"Good Irish whiskey," he said "It’ll take the edge off"

I wasn’t sure I needed to take that e off, but I could see the worry in his eyes, so I indulged hiulp

"Take h the event fro about hearing a screa voice, that he didn’t want to hear it anyry"

"At an?"

That was logical, since the vampire had been in Ethan’s office "He didn’t ht he was a supplicant, but not one that I saw tonight And he didn’t say anything else specific" I closed my eyes, tried to replay what he’d done, what he’d said

"I’ that specific You saw hi on the streets for a while Hard to say if that’s because of his de on the streets created the de--he wanted me to stop it, and when I told hirabbed the letter opener And that had been closer than I’d wanted it to be"

"How did he get in here?" Ethan’s voice was low, and his dangerous gaze settled on Luc Luc’s expression wasn’t any friendlier

"I don’t know And I’ to find out" He looked at me "I’m sorry, Merit"

I shook otten in; I’d handled myself But if he’d found a vampire who hadn’t been able to protect hioing to look at the security tapes right now," Luc said

"If he can the log But I don’t recognize hirandfather shook his head, looked at Catcher and Jeff, who did the same "He hasn’t been to the office"

"Did he give you any details about the person or thing he was hearing?" randfather asked me "Vampire? Human? Male or female?"

I shookhello, that it was screaine how that would make someone feel crazy"

"Sounds like he needs soet hiht kiss to ht tomorrow"

"That’s what they tella smile I hoped would lift the shadows from Ethan’s face

"We’ll be in touch if we find out anything," Jeff said "And we’ll let you know"

Catcher didn’t say good-bye, but squeezed ht as well have been a bear hug

They’d been gone only a ic clear even across the roo the tapes, and we’ll review them and present a report to you tomorrow It would be sooner, but dawn’s on the way"