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Chapter Eighteen

Voltaire's betrayal had been coation still caan had kindly inforer to have you home But they want you to stay here one more day to address additional security measures"

Gideon re-phrased Daegan's e a little less subtly to Cai and Rand when they were alone "The housekeeping staff needs to -where And they need to finish interrogating Chavez and Tyra, make sure no one else was involved"

"Just tell ot to do the honors on Voltaire," Rand had said, with a set jaw and flashing eye

"Even better" Gideon's lip curled with satisfaction "After Greenwald messed him up so bad he couldn't walk--hard to do when someone's broken every bone with a tire iron--

Leona staked him Lyssa said this was a no-brainer exception to the servant-killing-vampire death sentence provision"

Rand blinked "I would hope so"

Dovia had seemed oddly relieved to have lad that, when she came home, she wouldn't have to see the , and the killing of her second mark

So that decisionwith Fane's pack Rand played video ga in front of the hearth When the co Darcy and Chad tackled Rand like a litter of pups with a favorite uncle He was saved fro to Chad--when Lynn announced the hoht Fane, Gideon and Stalker in fro froines

Cai sat on the periphery in a far-too-comfortable chair With no lamp in that corner, it was thankfully flanked by shadohich allowed hie in conversation It was a lot of bodies in one space A lot more noise than he liked

But he couldn't leave while Rand was playing video ga with the kids Or nohen he was eating ice cream

The night before the rescue, there'd been a lot of underlying tension, but it was gone tonight This was a side of the shifter he hadn't yet seen Cai wondered how long it had been since Rand had allowed hi his own kind in over two years, but fitting in with a pack seeic was for Cai

It was kind of a ic on its own, because despite the noise and oraphobia, Cai stuck He wondered what it would be like to taste the butter-pecan and hot fudge sauce on Rand's lips He'd politely declined a bowl for hilasses companionably with him See? He could do social

Now leave me the fuck alone, so I can watch my servant

Dovia spentCilya engineered that, effectively drawing the young va up on Dovia's specific interests that meshed with that of the other fe from fashion to books, movies and travel experiences

Not including the current abduction trip, obviously

Dovia was handling the social interaction with grace and class, until someone let the screen door slam a little too loudly In a blink, she'd bolted to her feet like a startled animal She nearly tripped over Darcy as she escaped to a corner where she had a wall on two sides Her fists clenched and she was breathing fast, her face two shades paler, except for spots of color high on her cheeks

Before either Cai or Rand couldher, but close enough she drew Dovia's attention

"Boys," Cilya said fir a bunch of animals in the house"

Dovia steadied, a weak smile on her face Cilya drew her back toward the other women with an easy palm on her lower back As Dovia sank down on a cushion, Darcy was looking at her with sober brown eyes However, at a subtle but esture from her older sister, she recovered and picked up a bottle of nail polish and a container of what looked like tiny ge, why don't you let me add a couple touches to your ht we painted Chad's toenails while he was all furry We took pictures Sangra, where's your phone?"