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.He apparently wasn’t interested in a warm reunion with a member of the Order.“Simon.What brings you to the city?”Simon gestured toward Mallory.“We’re going to take a ghost tour.”I glanced at Mallory.“You’re going on a ghost tour?” It’s not that Mallory wasn’t interested in the occult.She was the girl with the Buffy fixation, after all.But she’d always refused when I’d asked her to go, calling the idea of a ghost tour the “fauxcult.”“Simon,” Mallory said with an absent wave of the hand, “this is Merit and Jeff.She’s a vampire, but I’m still friends with her because I’m awesome that way, and he’s a computer nerdling extraordinaire who works with Catcher.”Simon smiled at me, but the effect wasn’t nearly as friendly as you might have imagined.“So, you’re Sullivan’s Sentinel.”“I’m the Cadogan House Sentinel,” I politely corrected.“Of course,” he said, in a tone that suggested he didn’t quite buy my clarification.“So you’re going on a ghost tour?” Jeff asked.“Is that some kind of magical research?”“In a manner of speaking,” Simon said.“The hauntings aren’t all wives’ tales.Some of the locales are legitimately infested.Mallory’s task tonight will be to separate fact from fiction.It’s part of her practicum.”Mallory frowned.“Is that today? I thought that was tomorrow.”“Do you need to reschedule? There are some other things I could take care of while I’m in town.”Mallory waved him off.“No, today’s fine.It’s going to be on the exam, so I might as well do it.”“Oh, my God, you are Harry Potter,” I said, pointing a finger at her.“I knew it!”She rolled her eyes, then looked at Catcher.“I guess I need to get cleaned up and go?”Catcher frowned, clearly not comfortable sending Mallory off into the city with Simon.I couldn’t tell if the animus was all Order related or not.Catcher looked at Simon.“Could you give us a minute?”“Of course,” Simon said after a moment.“I’ll wait in the car.Jeff, nice to meet you.Merit, we’ll have to talk sometime.I’d love to hear more about Cadogan House.”I gave him a noncommittal smile.Simon walked out again.I looked back at Mallory and Catcher.“He seems pleasant enough.”“He’s a member of the Order,” Catcher grimly said.“They’re always ‘pleasant enough’ until they’re calling you a troublemaker and stripping you of your membership.”“Sounds like the Order and the GP have things in common,” I said.Catcher grunted his agreement.“Simon’s.okay,” Mallory said.“But speaking of the GP, you need to get out there and mix it up.” She reached out her arms, and I stepped forward into her hug.“Just like you told me,” she said, “you do what you have to do.You know right from wrong, and your instincts are good.Trust them.”“And if I still can’t pull it off?”She pulled back, her expression fierce.“There’s nothing you can’t do if you put your mind to it.You just have to decide that you can.You go and find Celina Desaulniers, and you kick her ass this time.”Let’s hope it ended that way.There was a limo parked outside the House when I returned, as well as the usual gaggle of protesters.I recognized two or three—the same protesters were camped out night after night, their hatred of us apparently taking priority over any other activities.I figured the limo belonged to Tate or Darius, which didn’t thrill me.Neither was going to make my current task easier.I double-parked in front of the House and moved carefully inside, tiptoeing toward Ethan’s office.No Ethan.But Malik stood in the middle of the room, reviewing papers.Darius was in the sitting area, chatting on a cell phone.I smiled politely at Darius and walked toward Malik.His gaze lifted as I moved closer, and he must have noticed my frazzled expression.“What now?”I slid my gaze toward Darius.“In light of the GP’s directive, I thought I’d take the evening off.Head to Street Fest.Meet some friends.”Malik’s expression was blank only for a second before realization dawned.“I thought I’d see if Ethan wants me to bring anything back.You know how much he loves greasy food.The man cannot get enough of battered and fried.”Malik smiled slyly.“That he does, Sentinel
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