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haven’t I ever heard about you or this owner?” he asked, remaining blunt. Knowledge was his business and he really didn’t like that this man had caught him off guard.
    “Our agreement with your Organization is that we remain hidden and cause no trouble. They leave us to our business and don’t out us to anyone else. We are in the profession of secrets. Yours to protect and ours to remain unknown. We knew the minute you got to town.”
    Kieran sat forward in his chair. “Someone called you?” If Caspar had given Kieran more babysitters, then he was really going to lose his mind, so to speak.
    “No,” Alex said quickly. “We have people all over the city. They know how to recognize our kind. Before you arrived here yesterday, we didn’t know anything about you other than that you were here on vacation. But when you changed hotels, I grew concerned. We’ve had problems in the past with Walkers coming in and thinking they could do whatever they wanted.”
    Kieran could see why that would be a problem. He also wanted to know who’d spotted him and how. He held off asking, not wanting to give away his inability to do the same.
    “So after you checked in I did some digging around,” Alex said.
    He knew that any official information found would be light on info.
    “When I couldn’t find much, I phoned my contact within the Organization. Alex verified Kieran’s earlier thought. “All I could get was that you are on the job. And that was good enough for me.”
    “Okay,” Kieran said. “So what exactly do you want from me?”
    “Like I said, hopefully nothing.” Alex braced his elbows on his knees. “In the last six months, we’ve seen more and more supernatural types in town. It’s kept my employees busy and we’re concerned that someone might be up to something. If there’s trouble, we’d like to be able to call on you. We’ll even go through official channels but having you here actually works out well for us.”
    “So you don’t only run security for the hotel but the entire city?” Kieran asked. That was what the cops, Coalition and Organization were for. If Alex and his people were vigilantes, Kieran had to look into it.
    “No.” Alex shook his head then nodded. “Or maybe. Jackson was the first of our kind that settled in the city. He looks at this as his responsibility and he isn’t going to let trouble put any of us in danger. Part of my job is to ensure that.”
    Kieran really wanted to meet this Jackson…after he’d looked a little more into the entire operation in Vegas. “How many of us are there in the city?”
    “A dozen.” Alex shrugged. “More or less as people travel. But living here, under the radar, and who we keep tabs on? Twelve.”
    “Okay,” Kieran said. “I want to talk to my people, although while I’m doing that, I’ll remain open to offering my services if needed.”
    Alex smiled. “I appreciate that.” He stood, so Kieran rose as well. “You know you’re being watched, right?”
    Kieran laughed. “Very much so. I’m having fun with it. It’s personal and I’m not in any danger.”
    “Okay.” Alex held out his hand. “If you need any help, just let me know. Been a while since I’ve had any fun.”
    For some unknown reason Kieran liked the man in front of him. He felt comfortable, and although he wanted to be wary, he just couldn’t manage it. He grinned back at Alex. “We might be able to work something up.”
    “That’d be great.” They shook before Alex headed toward the door. “If you’d like to get a drink sometime, give me a call. I imagine you’ll have more questions after you’ve done some poking around on us.”
    Kieran figured the same.
    “I’ll be happy to tell you what I can.” Alex handed him a card. “My office and personal numbers.”
    “Thanks.” Kieran accepted the card.
    Alex turned to open the door and stepped out. Kieran stood in the doorway as Alex strolled down to the elevator. This was an interesting turn of