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Which was in the baseht I started to co about witches and vamps, and to make my day even better, the state senators, representatives, and the oh-so-not-helpful governor are heading down for photo ops in ti news Which I have to attend," she barked
"Ah," I said, understanding Jodi was an investigator first and foremost, not a pretty-faced spokesperson for the TV screen "How about the Master of the City asks you and the governrave;-tête about the ongoing investigation?"
"I have a better idea Ask him to invite the PTBs over and do a press conference Without ave an uncertain huff of breath Leo was a totally political aniant bonho him he needed to play kiss-up wasn’t what I had planned for tonight The MOC didn’t like it when I got bossy "Uet the politicians to vaht"
"I can ask"
"Do that Call irls’ day, you two,about boys"
"Bite me, Eli"
My partner just chuckled
The crowd of protestors and spectators was bigger than I had expected Way bigger They lined the sidewalk beneath the second-story gallery across from the Council Cha So was the sh the body of the arans Vao home (Where was that?) Humans only Kill the va energy to it this tiot louder as we pulled into the circular drive in front of vamp HQ
Cops, both on scooters and mounted--on horses--patrolled up and down the street itself, keeping the travel lanes open There were two ed froot louder They kneho I was The entire group took up the catcall "Vamp whore! Vaot louder with the insults as we clilass did little to ear, the new headsets, and weapons, which h the usual pat-down by HQ’s aruys, who had come in from Atlanta after I beheaded the master of that city, and while I had worked with them, I didn’t know theood ol’ boys, but they were just as jumpy as the rest of the New Orleans populace, e against anyone at his former prison, and he had mad powers If he wanted back in here, he could h them No one would be safe In fact, I seriously doubted that anyone would be left breathing Or unbreathing
At the elevator, Eli said, "I’ll be on sub-four"
"I’ll meet you there when I’m done"