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gave the earrings to me. She said that if I lost one, I’d be cursed forever.”
    “And yet you still wear them?”
    Liz made an airy gesture. “There’s almost always a way to get around a curse, you know that. Now what did you want to talk about?”
    As they walked toward Liz’s cubicle, Ella described Brad Dailey’s situation. By the time they sat down, Liz’s silver Fae-Web was already active and circling around her head.
    “So have you ever heard of anything like this happening in our world before?”
    Liz briefly closed her eyes. “I’m not sure. There are fragments of information, but most of the potential candidates die so soon after the event that it’s hard to find a common thread.”
    “Do they die from their injuries?”
    “No, they usually kill themselves.”
    “Damn.” Ella let out her breath. “I wonder if that’s what the creature wants? Maybe he thrives on that death. But what happens to the face of the victim afterward?”
    “I’ve no idea. What I can do is type out the information I have and add any pictures through the printer. If I can get the sucker to work.” Liz cast a dark look at the center of the office, where a bank of supposedly new printers sat. “Fae technology is crap.”
    “If you can’t print them out, Morosov said to send the info to him. He can retain it.”
    “He can? That’s useful.” Liz cast Ella a speculative look. “So how are things going between you?”
    “ Ms. Walsh , where are you? I’m already in the car. ”
    “I’ve got to run.” Ella leaped out of her chair. “Morosov’s waiting. We’re heading down to the last bar Brad visited before he went home—well, the last one he remembers, anyway. I’ll see you later.”
    “Coward!” Liz called after her, but then, Ella already knew that.
    Vadim was in the underground parking lot that sat beneath the SBLE offices. She found him more by instinct than by design and paused to study the car he was driving. He opened the passenger window and angled his head so that he could see her. “Well, are you going to get in?”
    Ella opened the door and slid onto the opulent leather seat. “When did you get this?”
    “I had it delivered this morning.”
    She stroked the dark gray leather. “It’s awesome.”
    “The seats are both heated and cooled.” He closed the window and backed slowly out of the parking space. “They also massage you.”
    “No way. Where’s the button?”
    “Down on the side of the seat. The bright green one.”
    “Oh, man. That’s so cool.” She shivered as the mechanism within the seat rolled up and down her spine. “It certainly beats my car.”
    “Everything beats your car.” He emerged into the sunlight and tapped on the screen on the navigation system. “I’ve already programmed in directions to the Blue Flamingo, so we should be fine.”
    “What about Penny Jordan?”
    “She’ll be at the hospital in a couple of hours. I’ve arranged for us to meet her privately before her shift.”
    Ella hunched a shoulder and stared out at the crowded streets, where the tourists and office workers jostled for supremacy. “You’re so organized. I’m not sure why you need me at all.”
    “Don’t be childish. Pouting doesn’t suit you.” He looked to his right, then cut across the junction out onto Embarcadero. “It must’ve been difficult for you to walk away from Brad without easing his memories.”
    “It was, but I know we need more information before I can do that.” Ella shook her head. “I just hope he can keep it together. He felt incredibly fragile.”
    “I agree.”
    She studied his flawless profile and wondered why she worried about anyone thinking they were mated. No one in his or her right mind would think she was in Vadim’s league.
    “You’d be surprised.” He turned briefly to smile at her. “Anyone with an ounce of magic in them can sense the connection between us right away.”
    “Don’t read my mind!”
    “If you mention me in such