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"Callie and Dizzy," I said Callie had toldwith Darius had looked si on that case "She said the perp was skinning the victiy to call a demon"

"That’s what they concluded, yes I will furnish you with the file and their findings We found a few clues--hair fibers, fingerprints--but everything caerprints weren’t in the systerid Or, at least, not in our databases"

"And the scenes in Seattle are the same?"

"They have found two bodies, which fit the killer’s MO exactly, and one of the crime scenes, which also matches up They haven’t found the second scene, since that body was just dropped, but we can assuht e had found a home for his or her circle--a place where it could be reused It was safer not to start from scratch if you knew your circle worked The probles more difficult

"I honestly don’t knohat help I’ll be," I said "Like I said, I’m a lackluster detective, at best"

"And like I said, you’re a natural I’d love to get your two cents if I could I want this case solved as rounds into the machine "What’s the weather like in Seattle this time of year?"

A few hours and a talk with the captain at the MLE office later, I’d decided going to Seattle would suit e would be double that of my old job, with a bonus if I solved the case They were calling it a bounty, but it was more of a contractor position, like Detective Sot to travel to a place I’d never been With mild weather Why not?

We’d agreed that I would fly out the next day, but as evening approached, I was sent new travel plans It see with my scuffed black leather pants and otten for me A ton of tank tops, one of which was leather, andas I was checking the ti if I hoped to catchsession, I pulled open the door Dizzy and Callie, dual ether they formed a unit that amplified their power, stood on uys" I frowned "You okay?"

Callie pushed past me I stepped aside to let Dizzy in

"I have a contact at the MLE office," Callie said as she paused near the kitchen entrance Clearly she didn’t iving you our old case"

It wasn’t like Callie to be territorial where it concerned e "Yeah Hey, sorry I didn’t realize I was stepping on your toes I recently worked with the detective, and he thought maybe it would help to have a fresh pair of eyes in Seattle If I’d known you’d be upset, I would’ve passed I still can, if you want"

"Don’t be ridiculous It’s not that" Callie wavedexpression thatit would bewith is powerful From what the police were able to deduce, he somehow kept his victim alive for over half of the criht?"

"Skin rerie harvested the blood and energy froht’ve used that technique to su you?"

"Why is ain We needed to hurry this up "All this time I’ve been able to avoid them, and ever since the vampires stepped into my life, it’s been demon after demon"

"This is no time to play thepower, sure, but a strong deht be to banish it You shouldn’t get involved"

"Hey, did I tell you that I ed torock with my power" I lifted reat!" Dizzy clapped "Well done I knew practicing would really help"

"Now is not the time," Callie said to Dizzy