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Chr… Miller,” I lied, making up an alias. “He goes by
    J.C.”
    Her lip curled. “How old is he?”
    Shit, I had no idea. Did the Messiah age in human years?
    “Fourteen months. He was born on Christmas day.” The angel shook
    his head at me as if anyone with half a brain should know the answer.
    “I always wanted a Christmas birthday. Double presents.” Lilith
    glanced around the club, watching the dance floor. “Tell me about his
    biological parents.”
    Ah, she was good, using subtle, seductive interrogation, like an
    afternoon stroll with a hooker through Central Park. How to answer…
    Again the angel jumped in, “His mother and step-father died in an
    accident.” Which was the truth. They had died in a myrrh explosion at a
    small stable in Bethlehem. Who knew myrrh was explosive? Apparently, not
    the angel who’d placed it a bit too close to a candle. Mary and Joseph
    incinerated before his heavenly eyes, as did two of the three wise men. The
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    third one suffered smoke inhalation and burns on his hands from beating out
    the flames licking at Baby Jesus’ bed of straw.
    “What about his biological father?” Lilith raised an eyebrow.
    “He’s very busy. Has a big important job.” I threw back my Jack and
    Coke, which tasted more like water and Coke. “I promised to look after the
    little guy until he can make suitable arrangements.”
    “What made him choose you?”
    Ouch, but she had a damn good point. For all intents and purposes, I
    was a complete and utter failure, even crazy if one considered the legal
    definition. “I have no idea.” It was the most honest thing I’d said in years.
    One of the owner’s bodyguards walked past our table, and Lilith took
    my hand. Her fingertips trembled as her eyes scanned my face. “How did you
    lose J.C.?”
    “I didn’t lose him exactly,” I began. “Last night, someone kidnapped
    him from my apartment while I was… occupied.”
    “You didn’t hear anything?”
    I shook my head. Whoever had taken the babe had been quiet, too
    quiet to be human. No sign of a break-in either. But I couldn’t tell that to
    Lilith, at least not yet.
    “Who’d want to take him?” She tapped a tiny, sexy diamond chip
    embedded in the side of her nose.
    I blinked, willing away the rush of lust. This was a tricky question.
    “Like I said before, his father is powerful. J.C. has a bright future.”
    She nodded, as if my lame explanation made sense. “What aren’t you
    telling me?”
    I smiled. “Nothing that matters. So you’ll help me?”
    “Yes. I’ll find the child for you, but you have to do something for
    me.” She stood and stroked my cheek with a metallic manicured nail. “Dance
    with me?”
    The music changed from a hard, heavy beat to a slow sensual purr.
    My mind said no, but the desire to feel her skin had me rising to my feet. I
    knew it was stupid before we hit the dance floor.
    Lights swirled around us. They bathed her in an eerie silvery light,
    highlighting the whiteness of her skin. Yellow eyes flashed as she pressed
    her lithe body to mine. My palms, damp with sweat, slid over the supple
    leather of her dress, caressing the fabric like flesh.
    She smiled, running her fingers through my hair and pulling me in
    for a kiss. Our lips touched, tentatively, two strangers meeting for the first
    time. She tasted like candy and cigarettes. I wanted more, but she pulled
    away, touching a long finger to her lips.
    “Do you like me or is that a gun in your pocket?” She brushed her
    hand along my body.
    “Gun.” I tugged her close again.
    She laughed, a pure sensual sound of pleasure.
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    My body responded even as my mind warned there was more here
    than meant the eye. “What game are you playing?” My fingers brushed the
    ridged indentation of scarred skin on the back of her neck, tracing the scar,
    absorbing tiny electrical shocks sparking between us.
    “I ask the questions.” As quickly as the dance started, it stopped, and
    Lilith