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I tippedat it and then heard the key in the lock again

Uh-oh Tor’s new lock wasn’t working

Then I ju at the door

“Cory, babe, open the door!”

Oh crap It wasn’t Tor It was Noc

I froze

There was h the bottom of the door I know you’re awake Open up!”

My eyes flew toWhat was he doing there at two in the ?

“Cora! Fuck

I stared at the door, uy, just as powerfully built as Tor My door was crap because my landlord was crap He could bust down my door, easy

Shit!

There was silence then he called through the door, “Right, locks changed I get it Ice cold”

Oh shit

“Do me a favor,” he went on “Pack my shit in a suitcase and put it in the hall I’ll be back toet it”

Then there was one, loud thu

I held my breath When I was about to pass out, I sucked in a deep breath and held that When I heard nothing, I threw off the blanket, tiptoed (focused on the tasks at hand, I still hadn’t taken off my sandals) to my purse and pulled out my cell

Tomorrow, should Tor coht back to thehim a blasted cell phone

I looked at my phone and saw I had five missed calls while my phone was inthe history, I saw that four were from Noc, one was from my friend Phoebe

Phoebe Holy crap!

It was too late to return Phoebe’s call so I flipped the phone shut, dropped it back in est, sharpest knife I could find and I tiptoed back toroom I turned off the la ers curled around the handle of the knife and I waited for Noc to come back

About a half an hour later, I fell asleep

Chapter Twenty-Three

We’ll Have It for Breakfast

My eyes opened when Tor lifted me to cradle me in his arms

“Tor?” I asked sleepily

“Just so you know, love, a true warrior princess would not allow a ”

Hmm

I didn’t knohat to make of that except for the fact that it was true

He walked us to ht, set me on my feet by the bed Then he made as if tothem around his neck