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"Yep, until one Then who knows? Should be plenty to do around town after that"

"I’ll bet," I said

Nohat? Should I, like, wink at hiht not have beendefinitely was, and he liked that I took another long, cold gulp, and relaxed as the first beer hit ot to get the time I twisted my wrist until the silver watch was in place Nine twenty

A group of people came up to the bar next toback at irls do to Jay I felt du a steady strea what the heck I was going to do now, and walked straight into the grisly shadows of two deh I couldn’t feel theh the vapors

The party was co announce everyone riled with his electric excite followed Over at the deejay booth, Jay scras for his boss I couldn’t see Veronica anywhere

I started to search for the other Neph, but caughtI wanted was to see Kaidan at work I couldn’t afford to be distracted The ht of Kai made me empty half my drink It was too soon to finish the second one I was already light-headed

"Anna! There you are! Holy What is that?" Veronica perched a hand on her hip and pointed at et a bracelet?"

"Connections," I said, tensing as the whisperers circled the two of us, watching, trying to listen My heart began to pound "I needed to relax"

She blinked at me, a look of disbelief displayed on her face I should have warned her ahead of ti I leaned in and whispered in her ear "Let’s just be careful and have fun, ’kay?"

"Fine, okay," she shot back, still acting unsure aboutas you hook me up, too"

A whisperer leaned near Veronica’s ear, and her guardian angel dived between the her by the elbow and pulling her toward the deejay booth, only to stop short Jay was leaning down, grinning, and talking with Marna Veronica’s eyes narrowed This was about to turn into a hotus at the bar instead

"No, hold up," she said, pulling away and watching them

The two raunchy spirits could see the dark disappointreen envy The deuardian angel’s efforts to stop thereen beca, was one of the hardest things I’d ever done