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"You forgot my underwear," she whispered fiercely as they stepped into the kitchen
Hisin the living roouards The two lycans stood at attention when he entered the roo them rose to her feet much more leisurely Dressed in a pinstripe pencil skirt, silk blouse, and Louboutins, Raguel Gadara’s er was dressed for her secular life In her celestial one, she favored worn jeans, a 9reeted her, clasping her extended hands and sifting through her thoughts via that connection, learning al he needed to know "Good to see you"
She smiled "You say that so s Lindsay into the conversation "Lindsay,the interior design of the Mondego casino Eve, Lindsay was briefly the assistant uel’s Bel adonna property in Anaheim Now she’s mine"
Eve shook Lindsay’s hand "Count yourself lucky to have dodged the bul et of working for Gadara"
Lindsay frowned, confused by the other woman’s states were conscripted rather than indentured like the lycans Adrian would catch her up later
"What brings you by?" he asked Eve, diverting the conversation froet into now
She pointed at the tiny biohazard cooler at her feet "Archangel blood I watched Gadara draw it and place it inside He said you’d believe ured you’d mind-rape me when you touched me and prove it for yourself"
"You know aze was hard "There’s soels are predictable"
Lindsay looked at the cooler "Why didn’t Gadara give us the blood e asked for it yesterday?"
"Control," Eve and Adrian responded siaame Gadara doesn’t want Adrian to lose, but he doesn’t want Adrian to ithout his help Ael In this case, Gadara knew he had the upper hand because it was his blood to give…or not He just wanted to make sure Adrian knew it, and that Adrian understands he noes Gadara soood to have a favor from a seraph in your pocket"
Lindsay looked at Adrian "Wel , shit"
"Lucky you, neshama," he teased her "You have an entire seraph in your…pocket"
She shoved at his shoulder "Why not come himself and rub it in?"
Eve’sAdrian by sending an emissary froood at that"
"Wouldn’t it irritate hihted I was instead?"
Eve shot a deliberate glance at the two lycans "There are ruone on strike Gadara’s hoping to step in and help you out with that, of course But if you’re looking to avoid his hefty corunts under the table, I can get you some referrals Just let rateful for it His Sentinels weren’t co in the ithout his lycan "workforce"
There was help available, if he decided they needed it Whether or not he did anything with that knowledge wasn’t as iin with
Eve esturing at the folded newspaper in a plastic bag dotted withdew "And you should have soured you’re probably not used to worrying about that at Angels’ Point, but sohborhoods penalize residents who leave them out after trash day Mortal lives are a bitch"
He stared at the newspaper as the door shut behind her Air-conditioning…newspapers…trash… "So here," Lindsayup, but she wouldn’t mind the heat, would she? She wouldn’t even think aboutwith the AC"
"No"
"Who would dare use so," he murmured "Perhaps it’s desperation Navajo Lake is only a few hours’ drive away"
"Oh" The compassion in her eyes stirred his soul
He could stay and wait them out, but if they feared reprisal, they’d steer clear They would need reassurance of a different sort
Glancing at the two lycans, he said, "Ben Andrew I’ to leave you two here You can deal with the situation Bring whoever it is back to Angels’ Point, if that’s what they want If not, let the up for sale next week"
The two guards were quiet a moment Then one nodded; the other s us," Ben said
"And taking us back," Andrew added
Adrian looked at Lindsay, at a loss for what to say Her encouraging set to the airport We need to get these samples to Siobhán"
She reached for his hand and squeezed He wondered if she knehat that siesture meant to him, how much love and support it conveyed, how quickly he’d coas for blood and was leaving with so far more precious--a deeper connection to the wo terrible odds and even ht in the darkness Shining even when he couldn’t see her
CHAPTER 17
"Fuckin’ creepy," Razehis arms as he leaned into the side of Vash’s rental "Quiet as a dari They’d split up and surrounded the residential subdivision, then worked their way inward, looking for any signs of life What they’d found was nothing Nothing at al
"Where are the newspapers?" Vash asked, rons? You can’t have an entire neighborhood disappear and not leave a trail that someone can fol ow"
Syre opened the back of the Explorer and began pul ing out weapons "How do you suggest handling this, Vashti?"
"Two vae point--rooftops, each end of the subdivision Then three teams: one wil take the homes in the center while the other two come around the outer circle on opposite sides We pick this place apart hohs for occupants, while the va physical data There has to be a loose thread to pul soht" He looked at two of the vaht with hi makes a run for it, take it down"