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I sat back, stunned I had no idea that the deenuinely appalled that Landon would destroy the va, Al sneered at Trent "Any wonder we tried to kill you foul things?"

"Hey, that’s enough," I said as Jenks rose up in agitation "Trent is on our side"

The door chiled and Jenks darted to the door as David came in with to a sour expression, the second shorter, dressed in softer, flowing fabric that was no less professional Both worace born of responsibility, and I snized Vivian, the same woman from the witch coven who’d traveled with Trent and me to the witch conference last su David’s shoulder as she pointed to us, then to the order

"Give me a sec," she called out "Vampires can’t make coffee to save their souls"

Jenks snickered "Dr Anders," he added, and I jerked to a halt halfway to a stand Crap, the woht beside me

My old ley line instructor pulled her attention fro protectively close "It’s professor now," she said to me as she took Trent’s hand as he extended it over the table "Kalaood to see you looking so well"

Soet you a chair," I said, shifting to get out froht next to Al and across froed at all Apart fro No wonder Trent was so bu stuff and he’d been sidelined

Heels clacking, Professor Anders got in line behind Vivian Trent and David were gathering more chairs, and Al slowly stood "Excuse me," he said softly, his eyes on Vivian

"Leave her alone," I warned higed his suit straight, s wickedly as he came up behind the to a chair around between mine and Al’s and plunked hi up at me with a decidedly attractive alpha-wolf stubble and confidence "You’re up early How you doing?"

I sat back down, enjoying the scent of good earth and spicy pine that ca in the back of his eyes, and I figured he was channeling the de as a ht," I said, glancing out the front"Is so you a drink?"

"Vivian" He twisted aardly to retrieve his phone fros," he said as he set it on the table

I totally understood, and I resettled et Ivy and Nina out of the square yesterday," I said, and Jenks snickered

"How is your jaw?" Ivy asked, pullingAl the brush-off His jaw? Why? What had happened?

Expression rueful, David felt his jaw, his eyes flicking to Ivy with ruure out how you two escaped"

Trent leaned forward over the table, eyes dancing "Her ," Al said, and Trent juht behind hi his chair so far back that he almost wasn’t at the table

Vivian and Professor Anders slowlya beeline for the free chair at the other end of the table to force Anders to take the chair between Trent and Al Al sht wo his expression when the woive him a dry look and settle squarely in the space

"Ah, David," I said to distract the dees to destroy the undead souls, then it atively iht be forever divided Is Cor Landon along hoping I’ll come bail hiht black coffee that Vivian pushed to hi up Why didn’t you?"

He was looking at Al, and from his distant inclusion at the end of the table, Al sipped his drink "I’ to bandy about a questionable demon belief before six factions of Inderland society And besides, I wasn’t involved in the theoretical ramifications of the curse in question I don’t kno true it is"

Professor Anders’s thin lips pressed into a line "Demon?" she said in disbelief "Why weren’t you introduced as such?"

S wickedly, Al inclined his head "So as not to panic the leprechaun, my dear"

"Who was?" I asked, and then had to repeat the entire thing since no on was listening, captured by the eh the tall woman "Who was involved in the theoretical studies?"

Al pulled his gaze from Professor Anders "Newt Don’t ask her She doesn’t remember"

Professor Anders leaned distrustfully toward Al "You don’t smell like a demon"

"He’s a de way over here?"

Lips parted, Professor Anders flushed, her gaze alternating between Al and me "You’re her instructor," she alht her the curse toher li the top of it "I aain "He used to be," I said loudly, leaning across the table to pull Professor Anders’s hand fro the woic"

"Dabbling?" Al growled "You’re covered in it"

Professor Anders’s eyes widened as she pulled up her second sight "Holy seraph spit," she said, blinking fast "Is that safe?"

David sat up, gaze flicking frousted one "What? What’s wrong with Rachel?"

Vivian’s whistle made me flush "Ah, that can’t be healthy," the woman said, and Jenks went to sit on David’s shoulder and fill hiet back to the topic, please?" I said, flushing

"You look sparkly, Rache," Jenks said, wings clattering "You low for hours after we--"

"Shut up!" I exclaimed, and even Mark, behind the counter, chuckled

"Fascinating," Professor Anders said,lowing froic, too? This is what happens without forlow?"