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"This will be very interesting," Cornelius said

"Do you wantin on this?" Bern asked

"No"

"Can I ask why not?"

"Because Rynda is working very hard on Rogan, and Bug resents her for it If he thinks that Brian did cooperate, and we don’t know yet if he did or not, he may blurt it out at the point he thinks it will do the h the office Someone was at the front door

"That must be Scroll to pick up the ear" I jumped up "Hold on, I’ll just be a minute"

I headed for the door

"Nevada" Bern called after me

"One moment" I checked the camera A blond man in a dark suit stood with his back to

I opened the door

Theht as well have been chiseled out of stone Square jaw, full lips, beautifully defined nose, and sreen eyes under the sweep of dark eyebrows His blond hair, a few shades lighter than his eyebrows, and cut to aits power The effect was stunning If I had seen him in a mall or on the street, I would’ve discreetly turned for a second look

"Hello," he said "Are you Nevada Baylor?"

"Yes"

He slad to finally meet you I’

"What a surprise" Oh great That was brilliant "Please coan sees you and decides to squish you with a randoe

I stepped aside to let him pass Zeus seized this opportunity to thrust hiive Garen a once-over

Garen froze in place

"Ignore hie "He’s a recent rescue We haven’t had a chance to train hi out of my mouth?

"Houston animal shelter?" Garen asked, a little spark in his eyes

"No A summoner House, actually Go see Cornelius"

The massive beast twitched his ears

"Zeus," Cornelius called

The tiger-hound turned and hurried into the conference roorace

Garen stepped inside I shut the front door and led hian that a person from House Shaffer appeared on my doorstep Most likely they reported it the moment he drove up to the checkpoint The consequences would be interesting

I sat behind my desk Garen Shaffer sat in efrom Bern opened

Garen Shaffer, heir to House Shaffer, truthseeker Prime

Better and better

I put on my professional smile and clicked the s We had a hidden camera positioned on the shelf behind me We’d had some trouble with clients who displayed selectivehow quickly threats of lawsuits faded once we presented a recording of the the words they claimed they couldn’t remember

"What can I do for you, Mr Shaffer?"

He leaned back, throwing one long leg over the other "I’ve come to hire you"

Lie This was a test

"That would be a lie, Mr Shaffer Care to try again?"

"Would you ic accreted around hiainst the rew denser

"I have three sisters"

"Lie"

Magic spilled out of hieyser It wrapped him in a cocoon of power How the hell did he do that?

"I’ic wrapped around it The wall of power held tight If I haht, his will against er than I, although ouldn’t figure it out until we clashed A part of ine it’s porous Iine it’s not there