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alone. He brought a cute little redhead with him. Must be a memento of his trip?"
Oskar barked out a laugh. "I'm not buying it. Nicholas would never break the rules around here. He doesn't have it in him. And furthermore, I don't remember the last time he 71
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showed any interest in a woman...unless maybe she was wearing a baker's hat and carrying a platter of cookies."
Sven poured some beer into an empty glass and pushed it in front of his brother. "That is a little far-fetched, Gregor.
Nicholas can't bring a Suddie here unless he has the permission of the council."
Gregor pounded back his beer and smiled. "Yeah, well, that's not all I heard. I also heard the redhead was hurt, and Nick made Hector fix her up. She had 'life-threatening injuries'."
"He made Hector use his magic to save her? I don't believe it." Oskar ran a hand through his green spiky hair. "Has Dad heard about this yet?"
Gregor shook his head. "I don't think so. The 'rents will be shocked that 'the good son' has finally managed to fuck up."
"The girl must be really special to him if he was willing to risk the ire of the council. I hope he's okay," Sven said.
Oskar turned to Gregor. "Has the council already determined the Tag der Rache?"
"No meeting scheduled yet. They probably just found out about it. Puts Hector in a bad situation since he's head of the council."
Sven shot his youngest brother a worried look. "We should do something to help him. Nicholas stood up for us a million times when we were in trouble."
Gregor nodded. "True. He was always getting us out of scrapes with the council. Could'a been a lawyer, that guy."
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"Maybe we could write a letter of support to submit to the council before the meeting. Remind them of all of the good stuff Nicholas has done in Glasdorf."
"Great idea, O. Truth is, they've always been harder on him than the rest of us. He has that frickin' big-ass legacy to deal with. Never complains about it either."
Gregor took a swig of beer. "I think the letter idea is spot on. Any bit of help with the council will be appreciated by Nicholas. I sure hope they let him off the hook. He's supposed to be cookin' up my New Year's soiree in Manhattan. I have a nice selection of hot young supermodels ready to celebrate with me, and I promised them a spread they wouldn't forget."
Oskar narrowed his eyes at Gregor. "I wasn't invited to any par-tay, big bro. Invitation got lost in the mail? And anyway, I thought supermodels didn't eat."
Sven nodded. "Maybe they can look at the food."
Oskar cracked a smile. "Smell the food."
Sven smirked. "Puke up the food?"
Gregor rolled his eyes at his brothers. "Personally, I don't give a rat's ass what the hell they do with the food. You two are welcome to come, but a warning. It's a sophisticated crowd. No toy-building hippies or green-haired punks. If you can clean yourselves up a bit, I'm sure you'll fit right in."
Gregor took a last gulp of his beer and stood up from the table, laughing as he left the bar.
"I hope one of the supermodels pukes all over his fuckin'
Armani suit."
"Well said, O." Sven raised an eyebrow. "Ass."
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"Hole." Oskar strained his neck to peer over the bar. "Pool table's open. Wanna play?"
"Yeah, might as well. Don't think I wanna go home until this mess with Nicholas is cleared up. Do you think it's for real?"
Oskar finished his beer. "Christ, Sven, I don't know. But for Nicholas' sake, I sure hope he knows what he's doing."
Lucy awoke to the scent of apple cider. She wriggled her nose. With cloves and cinnamon and orange peel. Her stomach rumbled and she smiled, stretching like a cat. My God, I feel terrific! Sleeping with Nicholas is definitely good for me. She rubbed her blurry eyes and frowned. This wasn't the lumpy couch in her office. In fact, she wasn't home at all.
She shook her head and glanced around the beautiful bedroom that
Oskar barked out a laugh. "I'm not buying it. Nicholas would never break the rules around here. He doesn't have it in him. And furthermore, I don't remember the last time he 71
Sweet Inspiration
by Penny Watson
showed any interest in a woman...unless maybe she was wearing a baker's hat and carrying a platter of cookies."
Sven poured some beer into an empty glass and pushed it in front of his brother. "That is a little far-fetched, Gregor.
Nicholas can't bring a Suddie here unless he has the permission of the council."
Gregor pounded back his beer and smiled. "Yeah, well, that's not all I heard. I also heard the redhead was hurt, and Nick made Hector fix her up. She had 'life-threatening injuries'."
"He made Hector use his magic to save her? I don't believe it." Oskar ran a hand through his green spiky hair. "Has Dad heard about this yet?"
Gregor shook his head. "I don't think so. The 'rents will be shocked that 'the good son' has finally managed to fuck up."
"The girl must be really special to him if he was willing to risk the ire of the council. I hope he's okay," Sven said.
Oskar turned to Gregor. "Has the council already determined the Tag der Rache?"
"No meeting scheduled yet. They probably just found out about it. Puts Hector in a bad situation since he's head of the council."
Sven shot his youngest brother a worried look. "We should do something to help him. Nicholas stood up for us a million times when we were in trouble."
Gregor nodded. "True. He was always getting us out of scrapes with the council. Could'a been a lawyer, that guy."
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"Maybe we could write a letter of support to submit to the council before the meeting. Remind them of all of the good stuff Nicholas has done in Glasdorf."
"Great idea, O. Truth is, they've always been harder on him than the rest of us. He has that frickin' big-ass legacy to deal with. Never complains about it either."
Gregor took a swig of beer. "I think the letter idea is spot on. Any bit of help with the council will be appreciated by Nicholas. I sure hope they let him off the hook. He's supposed to be cookin' up my New Year's soiree in Manhattan. I have a nice selection of hot young supermodels ready to celebrate with me, and I promised them a spread they wouldn't forget."
Oskar narrowed his eyes at Gregor. "I wasn't invited to any par-tay, big bro. Invitation got lost in the mail? And anyway, I thought supermodels didn't eat."
Sven nodded. "Maybe they can look at the food."
Oskar cracked a smile. "Smell the food."
Sven smirked. "Puke up the food?"
Gregor rolled his eyes at his brothers. "Personally, I don't give a rat's ass what the hell they do with the food. You two are welcome to come, but a warning. It's a sophisticated crowd. No toy-building hippies or green-haired punks. If you can clean yourselves up a bit, I'm sure you'll fit right in."
Gregor took a last gulp of his beer and stood up from the table, laughing as he left the bar.
"I hope one of the supermodels pukes all over his fuckin'
Armani suit."
"Well said, O." Sven raised an eyebrow. "Ass."
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"Hole." Oskar strained his neck to peer over the bar. "Pool table's open. Wanna play?"
"Yeah, might as well. Don't think I wanna go home until this mess with Nicholas is cleared up. Do you think it's for real?"
Oskar finished his beer. "Christ, Sven, I don't know. But for Nicholas' sake, I sure hope he knows what he's doing."
Lucy awoke to the scent of apple cider. She wriggled her nose. With cloves and cinnamon and orange peel. Her stomach rumbled and she smiled, stretching like a cat. My God, I feel terrific! Sleeping with Nicholas is definitely good for me. She rubbed her blurry eyes and frowned. This wasn't the lumpy couch in her office. In fact, she wasn't home at all.
She shook her head and glanced around the beautiful bedroom that
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