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Lorcan stepped aside and ushered et you anything from the bar while you wait?"

The barkeep looked up fro, thanks," I told Lorcan "Morning, Kell," I called across the elasses "It’s been too long Where have you been keeping yourself?"

"Here and there The usual"

I paused to letMany of Taoblins, and Tam wanted his people to be coh to knohere everything was, but I wasn’t in the mood to trip over a ard chair To , sleek bar, was an area with only a pair of elaborately carved doors behind a small desk Tom had commissioned the doors from a local artist I had looked closely at the panels Once I don’t blush easily, but suffice it to say what the carvings look like from across the room are entirely different froht of stairs was thewasn’t illegal in Mer gaood or a very bad idea--depending on which side of the table you were on For sheer profitability, a fancy Conclave education had nothing on what a moderately talented sorcerer could learn and earn in an upscale Mer dice,your fellow players to study the insides of their eyelids while you did a little reconstructive work on the gaitimate establishment, or at least that’s what the city watch believed I didn’t buy it for a ainst the back wall I knew the way, but the elf was a gentleer, so I let him do his job

"I will let Primaru Nathrach know you are here," he said

I nodded Ta to let protocol take its course

Lorcan vanished behind a discreet set of velvet drapes concealing the narrow hallway leading to Tam’s private office, and Kell had disappeared into the back room, so I made myself at ho seen, but this booth was better for seeing--and leaving Even in Sirens’ relatively safe surroundings, having access to the back door, and to the alley and canal beyond was occasionally useful Ta behavior in his place as civilized as possible An occasional discreet vanishing act on aze drifted to the stage The evening’s entertainoblin, had stopped and stood openly watchinghow easy he was on the eyes, it wasn’t hard work He had the body of a dancer, all sleeka thing or two about muscle tone and what it takes to acquire and , though no doubt he did that well enough or Tam wouldn’t have hired hihtly "My pri us both with a Taoblins, Ta Normally it was pulled away fro it was loose, slightly disheveled and fell in a shi wave to the ht here Taerous cat that had just awakened froh, I could probably hear hi boots of dark, soft leather Over that was a long silk dressing robe woven with an intricate pattern of silver and blue He let the robe fall open, treating me to a view of slance with a sly s into view

He nodded toward the stage "I see the two of you have met"

"Not really," I said

"We are ready, oblin said

"Very much so" In a whisper of silk, Tam slid into the booth next to me

While the musicians prepared, Tam tookTaet how

"It’s been too long," he whispered, his dark eyes shining in the half light

Kell had said the sa froht I’d had, on top of virtually no sleep, I thought I’d probably spook horses and scare s end of, Ta Ta on above my neck

Tam and his voice were like fine, dark silk--he was provocative, his voice was seduction itself, and both made you feel completely decadent I wasn’t entirely immune to his charms, and I didn’t entirelypersonal by it It was a hara enough I’d begin to believe it<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>