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Loc reappeared as precipitously as he had vanished, and Cat startled. So did Miranda and Rafe, although Miranda recovered herself quickly enough and said, “Well?”
“The de la Pazes are building a library at their prima’s house, a library to store all their magical books,” he replied. His gaze moved to Cat for a moment, and she felt a flush touch her cheeks, even though the glance he gave her lasted only long enough for her to realize he was looking in her direction. “They obviously know what was stolen from them, but they have no wish to take the books back until they have a safe place to keep them.”
“Well, good,” Rafe put in. “I guess we can wait to hear from them. I suppose I should be glad they’re trying to be proactive, but I’d sure as hell like to know what took them so long.”
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