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"Where you been?" I asked hi a second to draw in cool air as Reyes stared at listened with intent He knew exactly what I’d been thinking The rake

Ubie nodded an acknowledg What’s for lunch?" he asked Reyes

The Cheshire sh "It’s a surprise," he said

Ubie frowned in suspicion before taking a good look at Cookie, his new flas for Ubie were just as strong Just as undeniable The desire she felt toward Reyes wasn’t her fault Pretty much everybody lusted after Reyes – a side effect of his supernatural heritage was uess But what she felt for my uncle was real I felt a deep admiration for him every time she looked at him An absolute trust And, yes, an un co from Ubie, but with one addition: astonishment He was still astonished that Cookie liked hi him That she wanted to be with him Their mutual respect and adh Unlike the last dozen or so wootten my approval

Cookie stood when he stepped to her desk, and he leaned over to kiss her cheek, unsure if she’d want him to display his affection in front of us He was like the shy kid at school picking up his prom date, his nerves jumbled and his palms sweaty I could hardlyit yet?"

Ubie did his deadpan thing, the one that h inside

Cookie pressed her mouth closed, but the emotions that leapt inside her when II needed to know Probably aped at her "Cookie!" I shrieked just loud enough to make the safe?"

That tiether

"Fine," I said before he could repri as Ubie waited for Cookie to round her desk so he could escort her downstairs He treated her like a queen He treated her exactly as she deserved to be treated I loved it

There was already a crowd, the dull roar of conversation wafting up to us as I answered a call fro she felt the sa Reyes’s ass as he took the lead, intrigued with the way his glutes flexed with each step

"So, that deputy you tolda few seconds and I heardher back to me, I said, "I’m not sure that was a complete sentence"

"Sorry That deputy transferred to Alaska about nine years ago"

I stopped, bringing the whole procession to a halt Cookie and Ubie stepped past rab a table Reyes had stopped, too, waiting for o in with theoing to attack me between here and our table"

He crossed his ar to proceed without me But I wouldn’t be able to hear Kit in the pub The Calamity’s creas a rowdy bunch, so I continued to stand on the stairs

"Do you think he’s still killing? Do you think it’s him?"