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the douchebag. “I’m hoping this case doesn’t take long.”
    “Don’t hurry on my account,” Soames said. “I’ll enjoy the break from being a mechanic.”
    “You don’t like the work?”
    “I like cars and trucks, but no, not working on them. You wouldn’t believe how much time Logan had to spend teaching me stuff so that I could get licensed.”
    I suddenly wondered how Logan had learned it all, and asked. Soames grinned. “He made a deal with a brownie clan after getting his first car magazine from them.”
    “What?”
    “Maybe we couldn’t pass between the realms, but some of the smaller folk could, and that’s how they survived, by smuggling stuff. Not just magazines, but all sorts of stuff.”
    Hm. “Stuff like, say, socks?”
    “Those, toys, you name it. If they could carry it, they did.”
    Hah, I’d just solved one of the greatest mysteries of humankind: Why socks always went missing from dryers. “They still work the smuggling gig?”
    “Sure. They’re pretty small, and that kind of makes it hard for them to find jobs. They have to survive too.”
    “Of course,” I agreed. “But how did they get here and into people’s houses?”
    “Magic.”
    “But there wasn’t any here before the Melding.”
    Nick snorted. “There was, but it was too weak for most to use. Just not too weak for the little folk to survive on and use.”
    Huh, always something new to learn. I remembered something Terra had mentioned to me. “Is there a dragon living in Santo Trueno?”
    The two men exchanged a look, their expressions smoothing to identical blandness. I looked from Nick to Soames, wondering why neither had answered yet. “That’s a yes, right?”
    They kept gazing at each other, setting my curiosity on fire, and finally, after nearly a full minute of silence, I saw Soames shrug. Nick was the one who answered. “Yes, but he’s secretive, doesn’t like people knowing about him.”
    “Why would he care?”
    “I should’ve said ‘humans’, and he cares because he’s a freaking dragon, Cordi. One of the few left, and one of the most powerful supes in existence.”
    Soames nodded. “You don’t want to know what he’d do if threatened, or if people started hunting for his treasure.”
    “Okay.” I dropped the subject even though the confirmation we had one, and it had treasure, only further fueled my curiosity. Maybe my witch buddies could tell me more. I made a note to ask them later. “Ooh, here comes our food.”
    Conversation during the meal consisted of my describing the house we’d looked at to Soames. “It has loads of space. I hope I’m able to get it.”
    “It sounds really nice. We’re looking for a new place too.” He wrinkled his nose. “The Palisades are too noisy, but where we’re at was the best we could do at first.”
    “I can put you guys in touch with my realtor,” I offered. “She’s a family friend too. Her name’s Rita.”
    “I’ll pass that on to Logan when I get home tonight. Thanks.”
    “No problem.” We finished a few minutes later, and left, ready to begin the night’s work.

Four

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    “I ’m never coming down here without you again,” I said, my hand across Leglin’s shoulders as he walked beside me. Nick was on my other side, with Soames beside Leglin. Vampires had been clearing out of the way since we’d entered the Barrows. One look at the hound, and they found elsewhere to be.
    “You shouldn’t go anywhere without him or me.” Nick caught my hand, lifted it to kiss the back with a smug grin. “I keep telling you that.”
    I limited my response to an eye roll. We’d spent way too much time arguing over that since we’d met. There had been some clarification that he didn’t think I was totally helpless, but even with my psychic abilities, my boyfriend thought I was a little too “fragile” to face off with supes.
    He’d been on me about carrying the gun I kept in my desk drawer at the office. Mr.