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"Cool," I said again Because really, what else was there to say?

"I took a picture of the person walking in Then of hi the door behind him" Smokey’s eyes held a special twinkle, and also traces of fear

"Va that was the cause of the twinkle Also knowing that his , a supernatural creature that didn’t excite hilanced around, as cautious as if the ceh Smokey would know best, since he practically made a second home of it "I wasn’t supposed to mention who it was, but my loyalty is to you, not his around with you He let himself in, stayed in there for an hour, and then ca to still the flip-flopping of my stoentleman Very influential, I can tell He seems important" Smokey puffed up "He asked me to watch over you and inforave me his card" Smokey patted his pocket "But I’ll burn it if you want me to Like I said, lanced away to hide my pleasure Darius didn’t need Smokey’s help--he had a horde of people who could do the job better Darius had approached Sh it was strictly forbidden to bring non-essential huain where it concerned the supernatural Clearly he had spotted S his iht

"Youthrough et trapped under a beaain "That’s what I was thinking It’s probably good to have backup in case so coain; his thoughts had definitely shifted to that aswang

"Okay I’ht about patting hi creepy, after all There had to be a reason for that

I let reeted ht was on, and sitting in the couch, reading one of the books he hated but couldn’t stop reading, was none other than Darius

Chapter Thirty-Seven

"Hi," I said, suddenly out of breath

He closed the book and stood "Wretched book Wretched series I don’t knohy I keep picking it up"

"What are you doing here?" I asked, dropping my keys into the bowl

He put the book back and surveyedfor you that I wanted to deliver in person" An air of menace crowded the room "Hoas your date?"

"It wasn’t a date And it ended early"

He glanced at the clock

"I had a few other things to do in town"

He nodded, analyzing ence steals the breath fros"

I exhaled with a s what three-syllable word to say in ti to drink?" I asked

"A cognac Shall I get it?"

"Well, since you offered, I don’t mind if you do" I lowered onto the corin and he zipped into the kitchen No ti doith a snifter

"First" Darius reached to the side and picked up a large, thick binder He handed it over "For you"

I scowled at it, because that hat I did when I saw so that resembled schoolwork, and opened it A picture of a warehouse aes, I saw a lot of docu