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Tolkien’s incredible dragons and hted Nic when he was a boy Despite the struggles and hardship, the good guys in his books alon in the end But now Nic knew that wasn’t always the case

“No et out of here” He walked directly to the hotel

When he entered the lobby, the man at the front desk waved him over

“Yes?”

“I have ao to the Rocky Mountain Room It’s down that hall, the last door on the left”

“Do you knohy?”

“No, sir, I don’t I just started my shift”

As he walked down the hall, Nic wondered whofor him in the Rocky Mountain Room The only people he knew in Destiny were Ashley, Phoebe, and Phoebe’s husbands

Once he opened the door, Jason, one of Phoebe’s husbands, greeted hi at a conference table He spotted Sylas first

“Hi, Nic” Jason was in his uniforun holstered to his belt

“Hey, Jason” He recognized Mitchell and Lucas, Phoebe’s other husbands, who he’d also met at the rental house Phoebe’s plan had been for him and Sylas to share the place Share? That see with Sylas wasn’t going to happen

It was a good thing he hadn’t given notice to Braxton, since he had no intention of taking the job with Phoebe

The only other nized at the table were the O’Learys, Patrick and Sa

Jason led hi conference table

“What’s this about, Jason?”