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"Wow," she breathed, her gaze ski over the vast rooathered in one place

Clearly de her ar"

"Why?"

"Imps tend to have a few of their objects enchanted One touch and you will find yourself compelled to return to this coffee shop over and over"

She wrinkled her nose "No wonder they’re such good businessmen"

"It doesn’t hurt"

Less than a beat passed before Troy sashayed into the rooly dropped his watch into the open palm, and the imp held it up to inspect it with an expert eye

"Let me see Gold… real Diamonds… real A small scratch on the crystal" He pursed his lips and dropped the watch into the pocket of his shirt "I can give you half an hour Will you have a seat? Some coffee?"

Dante gave Abby’s ar a s, thank you This won’t take long"

Troy tossed back his fieryfor witches"

The eaze shifted to Abby "Ah You desire a potion or perhaps a hex? I have a friend who I promise will not disappoint"

Dante answered, "These witches will be living in a coven, and they won’t dabble in potions They have power A great deal of power"

The too-pretty features abruptly pinched into an expression of distaste "Oh… those witches"

Dante took a step forward ’You know of theo The worth of real estate has been plu ever since"

Abby blinked in confusion "Real estate?"

"The demons are uneasy These witches are not like others They do not worship the beauty and glory of Mother Earth They call their powers from the blood sacrifice Already there have been several Sespi sprites who have simply disappeared"

Blood sacrifice? Abby bit her lower lip That didn’t sound good

In fact, she was beco out these witches was a very bad idea

If Dante was shocked, he didn’t show it His alabaster face ht have been carved from marble

"What do you know of thee Victorian monstrosity at the end of Iris Avenue"

"How riuarded They have a tarounds"

’Yeah, we’ve met," Abbyspells?"

"Not that anyone has detected"

"They th," he murmured

Troy lint in his eyes as he lightly touched Dante’s hair "I do hope they are on your dinner plans, beautiful They are beginning to affect business"

Dante smiled coldly ’Tor now I just want to speak with theh and moved toward Abby He stroked her hair as he did Dante’s Then slowly he bent forward to sniff at her neck Abby forced herself to remain still The Prince of Ih to crush her with one hand "What is that s within you…"

"That’s all we needed" With a s between Abby and the ier "Thank you for your time"

The emerald eyes narrowed, but with a sardonic s a deep bow

"The pleasure was all lanced over Dante’s shoulder to stab Abby with a knowing smile "Still, I think it best you not return My establishment possesses a few minor spells to dampen the more feral tendencies ofcould halt bloodshed if they caught scent of you, my precious"

"We won’t be back," Dante pro Abby from the room and into the back alley Once the door was shut, he peered into the shadows "Well, we have the information anted Nohat the hell do we do with it?"

The cellar was straight off the set of a horror fils of mice and rats The worn stone walls were damp with a slick layer of mold Even the air was heavy and filled with a dark sense of menace