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Yeah, Roxy could have done withoutthat.She’d
stood like a post, accepting the woman’s touch though
she’d have preferred to jerk away and set a good ten
feet between them.
From the shelter of her mother’s embrace, the kid
had looked at Roxy as if she’d hung the moon. Which
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had made Roxy feel a bit guilty for the small betrayal
she’d perpetrated while the kid was dozing in the car.
But what the hell. In her sleep, the kid had scratched a
scab, and little beads of blood had welled in a neat line.
The kid hadn’t even stirred as Roxy wiped the blood
away with her baby finger. That miniscule taste was insurance; her preternatural version of GPS would kick
in if Dana ever disappeared again.
“Did you terminate Mr. Marin?” Calliope asked as
she returned to the comfy chair and folded herself with
effortless grace into its embrace.
“That wasn’t my assignment, was it?”
One dark brow lifted a fraction of an inch. “No, but
I have no doubt that it was your inclination.”
Roxy snorted. “Well, I followed orders. I did slit his
throat, but I didn’t kill him. I figured he might be of
more use alive. That way, I can have another chat with
him if the need arises.”
“Providing you can find him.”
“Not a problem.” Roxy didn’t offer any information
about tracking him via his blood. She never spoke
about herpeculiarity,or the added benefits. Having
subtle supernatural talents was one thing—all the
