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"Get in the car" I pointed to my convertible, hit the reie’s expression if I wasn’t so pissed She hated my small car, especially since she’d been crariped about it all the way to the es as I tossed theently I’d kept the top up since Flo hadn’t wanted her hair windblown so even headrooie had complained about Of course her knees were practically under her chin too as we’d heard at least five tiie nevertheless squeezed into the backseat again

"I want to knohat is going on between you two" Flo dropped into the passenger-side bucket seat then grabbed ie being so ?"

I leaned back I really didn’t want to get Flo involved, especially nohen she was set to leave town I turned to glare at Aggie "Why did you start this? I thought we had an agreement"

"Because the Storm God knows all and sees all when it comes to one of his herd He calledyour peaceful death sleep God, I hate vaie showed her perfect white teeth in a esture made it clear that she was certainly offended "You insult me and Glory But what is this about the Storm God?"

"Oh, yeah, he called me in It was a special time He raked me over the coals for , so to speak, he wants to ain "Namely you, Gloriana"

"Gee, can you trot out anyFlo’s gasp

"What is this? The Stor? Are you in trouble with another god?" Flo kept her grip on my arm until I looked pointedly to where her silver-painted nails were digging in and leaving marks

"Tell her, Glory Tell her how the blood test you took shohat you really were before you got kicked to the curb a few centuries ago And, yeah, score another cliché forsubject ever "Achy may decide to make the end of your relationship perood-bye, Flo By the tiay Paree, you may be in the market for a new best friend I’reat taste and a fine wardrobe" This tiirl an Oscar

"I could never be your friend, Siren Every word out of your mouth is spiteful, " Flo had her hand on my shoulder now "What does she mean, amica? Tell me, favore"

"Ian’s blood test showed that I was a Siren before Jerry met me The Storm God obviously gie a e that made her raise her perfect eyebrows

"You want to say that to et at you, bitch?" Aggie grabbed a hank oftears to ie’s neeater "Let go of Glory’s hair or I rip a hole in this sweater too big to be repaired It was expensive, right?"

"Gang up on ly words that would have been at hoie? What tihty Storh with Aggie "Let go, Flo My car isn’t the place for this"

"Hah! Lucky for questa femmina that I have respect for fine leather" Flo released the sweater and faced front

"Thanks" My car was new and I wanted the upholstery to stay rip free If those two got into it between the seats, I didn’t want to think about the dae to ain for the quick save My scalp still felt like I’d been dragged through the parking lot by ht And you’d better adjust your attitude, ie was exao to the same terrace where you met him before Behind the burned-out shell of Israel Caine’s rental The house was torn down and it’s just a vacant lot now, surrounded by a stone fence It’s for sale and deserted A good place for a shon Brace yourself Thebolts and, oh yeah, ie smirked at Flo "Better drop the little one off first She won’t be able to handle it"