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“We io’s house,” Janvier said “Ash and Naasir and I can do that Trace, can you get this to the Tower”—his nod took in the drug paraphernalia—“and have it tested?”

“I’ll have it fast-tracked”

Leaving the vauard over both properties, the three of theio’s tony Vauards Dmitri had left at the door, they decided to start at the top and work their way down The town house’s décor was, as she’d noticed on her first visit, far io favored on himself and his cattle

It was also suner curtains, granite counters in the bathroom, and fixtures polished to perfection Ashwini found plenty of evidence that the women elcome in the master bedroom—not the least of which was a cru the panties and the discarded sea over the back of a chair, Ashwini tapped the walls to check for hidden co, and neither did either of the two ain in the downstairs hallway, having split up during the search of the lower half of the house “No scent”

“Giorgio has other properties” She scanned the inforh on her phone from the combined Guild/Tower team “Small rental ho,” Janvier reel may be coio’s uest anywhere that would take him too far out of his way”

Ashwini frowned “None of the places on this list are anywhere near the Quarter”

The three of theardless, with D already dispatched teams to clear the others

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Eight hours of fruitless searching later, Ashwini kicked the punching bag in the Guild Acade since the final possible location was cleared forty-fiveherself down

Not only had an angel with freaking red in his wings disappeared into thin air, to the point that no one they’d questioned in the Quarter recalled ever seeing hi behind only his bewildered and distraught showpiece cattle All had seeenuinely upset when Ashwini interviewed them

Apparently, even psychopathic bastards had their fans

As for the vauards froed theio had trusted none of the three with details of his plans Their only task was to guard that sickening torture chauard dogs outside the warehouse