Chapter 125

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Raymond and Ekaterina returned. He shrugged when he caught my gaze. “Rina was right. There was nothing.”

I didn’t like the way they exchanged glances, but it was late, and I was getting tired.

“Your blood is ready. Ekaterina, if you’d like to wash your hands, your dinner is ready too.”

“Thank you.”

Raymond opened the microwave. The day watcher went into the bathroom.

And then we all sat down to eat.

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Ekaterina had finished telling Raymond the events of the day and was now tucking into her second omelet. She had some appetite, but then she’d beat the shit out of a bunch of vampyres, so I could understand it. I got up to make her another one.

“I must inform the Regeof what’s happened,” Raymond said.

“You mean you haven’t already?”

He frowned at me.

My cell phone was on the table recharging. I left the eggs firming up, went to the table, and pushed it toward him.

“What?” His tone was disgruntled.