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whisper. “I know who you might ask, Oracle. Only, do not leave.”
    “I’m listening,” Cassie said, reaching out and picking up the tarot deck. She gave the cards a couple of soft strokes, then gave Madame Marquis a glance.
    “There is a man, a very bad man,” Madame said, looking a little pale. “Ciprian Asangel. He is third rung on the Vampires’ social ladder, he will know something.”
    “Interesting,” Cassie said. She closed her eyes and seemed to focus on the cards for a few moments. Opening her eyes again, she set the cards aside. “Tell me where to find him, and I will energize the crystal ball.”
    Madame licked her lips again, regaining some of her color.
    “You know the bar Bellocq?” the seer asked. “He runs the Kith portion, the bolt-hole in the booth furthest from the door.”
    “I’ve been there,” Cassie said.
    Gabriel was a little surprised to hear that, since Bellocq was something of a swanky hook-up bar. He’d never actually been inside, but he knew the place’s reputation well enough. Both the human and Kith portions sort of oozed wealth and sex, and some part of him hated the idea of Cassie spending time there.
    He watched silently as Cassie reached out and did her mumbo jumbo on the crystal ball.
    “Thank you, Oracle,” Madame said.
    “Remember our bargain, okay?” Cassie said.
    “Yes, yes,” the seer agreed, though her gaze jumped straight to Gabriel.
    “A penny for your thoughts, Madame?” Gabriel asked.
    Madame Marquis looked between Gabriel and Cassie for several moments, then slowly shook her head.
    “I can read your cards, Guardian, but I can’t tell you the Oracle’s future.”
    Gabriel frowned, ready to question her further, but Cassie jumped to her feet and interrupted, pulling on her gloves.
    “Okay, we should be going. Don’t want to keep Madame from her customers,” Cassie said, giving Gabriel a meaningful look.
    “Yes, yes. Thank you, Oracle,” Madame Marquis said, rising and giving Cassie another wide-eyed handshake.
    Gabriel let Cassie tow him away by the hand, wondering what Cassie could possibly have to hide.
    “Where am I going to get something to wear to Bellocq?” Cassie wondered aloud as she pulled him back toward the car. Gabriel ignored the warmth that filled his chest at her simple, innocent touch, turning his mind to her words.
    “We have your suitcases. Well, we have a couple dozen suitcases, and some of them are presumably yours,” Gabriel said. “But you won’t need anything to wear to Bellocq, because you aren’t going.”
    Cassie stopped dead in her tracks, pushing his hand away, and glared at him.
    “Is that right?” she asked, her tone flat.
    “The Guardians will go. This is our job, Cass.”
    “First of all,” Cassie said, raising a single finger to draw his attention. “Don’t Cass me.”
    Gabriel had to hold back a wince at her angry tone.
    “Second of all, you don’t tell me where I go or don’t go. One little kiss doesn’t give you dominion over me.”
    Gabriel sighed.
    “It’s not personal. We wouldn’t let Duverjay or Mere Marie go, either.”
    Cassie snorted.
    “I’d like to see you give Mere Marie orders. It’s pretty clear that she’s wearing the pants in that house.”
    Gabriel puzzled over that for a moment, but Cassie continued.
    “I’d also like to point out that you’re not getting in the friggin’ door of Bellocq without me. Maybe the human side, just because you’re all handsome, but the Kith side is tightly controlled.”
    “And you happen to know the secret password?” Gabriel asked, cocking his head.
    “I know the bouncers, which is better.”
    “And exactly how do you know them?”
    “None of your business. Remember my first point?” Cassie asked, seeming to lose what little patience she had left.
    “Okay, well how have you been drinking at Bellocq and kept prisoner at the same time?” Gabriel challenged, crossing his arms.
    “Pere Mal needs to show off all his assets. He does