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Kara looked at hiive hilance There was too much history Too much bad blood

“Good to see you too,” he sighed

She couldn’t help but think back to all those years ago Logan had charmed her Seduced her… or at least that’s how she remembered it The truth however, was harder to pin down Over ti whether she shouldered ave herself credit for That maybe she were to blame for some of what happened Even just a little

Screw that, she thought angrily to herself You were nineteen Just a kid

“Are you done?” Xio them She paused dramatically, and for several tense moments the only sound in the room was the crackle of the fire When neither of thehed “Let’s get on to business”

She opened the folder and pulled out several large photographs of an old hotel Kara found herself leaning forward… alar forward as well

“The hotel Averoigne has a long history of paranor all the way back to its construction Reports froinal time periods are sparse, but in the last half century the owners have been keeping more detailed records”

Xiomara slid a second file out from within the first “This list,” she said, “is a compilation of eyewitness accounts and event summaries”

“That’s a lot,” said Logan

“A reed “And this is after all the bullshit ‘tourist’ sightings eeded out All the hotel guest ‘I think I saw so’ nonsense frohost hunting’ bloggers”

Logan thuraphs and handwritten papers whipped by Kara fought the urge to rip it from his hand

“In the fall and winter,” Xios are nificant It’s worst in the weeks leading up to the holidays And it ends—”

“Right after the solstice,” Kara chimed in

Xiomara nodded “Exactly” A hint of jasmine-scented oil came with the movement “On the nose”

Logan scratched at his chin, and Kara risked a glance His stubble had gone slightly grey in places — a sprinkle of salt in the pepper of his beard Or ht