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that.”
    “Why won’t he help us?”
    “He’s weird and grouchy. He’s also more of an
enforcer than a detective. If he thinks a Were killed Katia, he’ll be inclined
to cover it up, even if he kills the Were who did it.”
    “We shouldn’t try then?”
    “Oh, we’ll try. I just didn’t want you getting
emotional when he blew us off. I had to hear enough crying last night on the pack
floor. Monica got her feelings hurt because the guys bitched about you not
being there. She must have been PMSing because she started bawling and didn’t
stop for a fucking hour.”
    “Do Weres get mad like the witches do when girls
cry?”
    “No, they’re dudes. They just get awkward and
look for some other chick to get the first chick to stop crying. She probably
got really good tips from them. They were bummed you weren’t there though.”
    Gigi said nothing and Ella gave her a weird
frown.
    “That’s good, Gigi. When guys request a chick,
she gets more work and she gets better tips. I make a lot more money working
for the ghouls because they request me and I act like I like them.”
    “Okay.”
    “Yeah, more relaxed would not be good,” Ella
said.
    Gigi smiled again, just because she was completely
lost in the conversation. Ella might have realized this fact because she headed
for the door.
    “Sara said you don’t know how to work an ATM. I’ll
show you how, but we won’t take money to Michael. If he wants to help you,
he’ll only get paid when he actually does some work. We’re not letting him take
advantage of you, just because you’re…” Ella paused then shrugged. “New to
town.”
    Gigi followed Ella out of the apartment and into
the warm morning. Ella wore skimpy shorts which looked like something had torn
them apart. Gigi wondered if she should look more naked too?
    After they used the ATM card and PIN number from
inside the checkbook, the females drove to Michael’s office. Riding on Ella’s motorcycle,
Gigi clung tightly, praying not to fall off and die. By the time they arrived
at the offices, Gigi was a nervous mess. She grew more nervous when she noticed
the name on the office door said Robert Hannigan. Ella was sure Michael was inside
though.
    The office was empty when the females entered,
but a television played quietly on the wall while a stereo played in the
corner. Ella stood in the office and wiped sweat from her freckled forehead.
Gigi noticed there were freckles all over Ella and she was curious why, but she
wasn’t going to ask.
    “Man, oh, man, it’s hot in here,” Ella said, opening
a window.
    “Did I say you could do that?” a male voice asked
from a room in the back.
    “Well obviously not, Michael. Don’t be a dick.
You have guests.”
    Michael stepped out from the backroom wearing
only a pair of jeans. Gigi wasn’t sure why she kept being surprised by how half
dressed everyone was in the Circle. Apparently monsters weren’t fond of
clothes. Or maybe they just got hot easily.
    “Michael, this is Gigi. She wants your help.”
    The Were was tall and lean, but not scrawny. His
lack of shirt made it clear he was muscular, but not how Anton and Declan were
muscular. Michael’s blue eyes studied her and he did look grumpy. Finally he
turned up the television and asked what they wanted.
    “I swear you have the worst people skills, Mikey.
It’s like you were raised by wolves.”
    Grinning, Michael ran a hand through his dark
blond hair.
    “If I say please and thank you, will you tell me
what the hell you want and get out?”
    Ella smirked. “Depends on if you say it while on
your knees?”
    Gigi wasn’t sure why Ella was being grouchy with
Michael, but his grouchy face grew grouchier. This chat wasn’t what Gigi hoped
for when she agreed to help Sara.
    “My friend might be dead,” Gigi said and
Michael’s eyes shifted to her. “I need your help to find her.”
    “Have her Alpha find her or have him ask me.”
    “She’s not a Were,” Ella said, sitting on a table
while