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and left her to her own devices." He nodded again, then asked, "Would the council punish her if she didn't know she was breaking our laws?"
    "Ignorance is no excuse, even in mortal court."
    DJ sighed and shook his head. "It seems a shame. If she doesn't know any better, there was no intent."
    "You sound like a lawyer marshalling his defense," Victor said with a smile.
    DJ shrugged. "Maybe I will defend her in front of the council. I like her."
    "You haven't even met her yet," Victor pointed out with a laugh.
    "Well, I like her restaurant, and I read Brunswick's mind," DJ announced. "He thinks she's a 'damned fine woman' always there to help others, and a pillar of the community all her life. She apparently volunteered at everything before she was turned and still does. She's a good woman, Victor. The very fact that her friends would go to all this trouble for her says as much."
    "Hmm." He frowned. "Then we'd best find out all we can so that the council can make a fair judgment. Otherwise, I fear she could lose her head."
    Mouth tight, DJ nodded and led the way out of the bathroom.
    "Are you ready now?" Brunswick asked when they reached the table.
    When both men nodded, he heaved out a little breath, and stood. When the other men stood as well, he said, "Now, just remember to keep your traps shut about this ad business and restrict yourself to only saying hello until Mabel has a chance to explain."
    "Why not wait to introduce us until after Mabel's explained?" Edward asked dryly. "Surely that makes more sense."
    "Not if you know Elvi," Brunswick assured him. "Once she knows what we've done she'll be mad as hell, but she'll also be terribly embarrassed and if she hasn't met you already, she'll no doubt refuse to do so." He shook his head. "No, this is the best way. Now, come on."
    As had been the case throughout, the man didn't wait for protests or agreement, but simply gestured for them to follow and turned to head back the way he'd come.
    "Well?" Harper asked, glancing to Victor for guidance.
    Shrugging, he turned to trail Brunswick, aware that the rest of the men followed suit.
    They nearly reached the booth this time. Victor was just walking past the shelf with the statue of the iguana family on it when he noted movement out of the corner of his eye. Then part of the statue separated from the rest and launched itself at him.
    And all hell broke loose.
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    Chapter Five
     
    "I told you I saw it move," DJ muttered.
    Victor didn't pay him any attention. All his focus was on the petite woman presently fussing over him and pressing a napkin to his ear and neck. Victor's roar when the iguana landed on his neck and shoulder and latched onto his ear had managed to get everyone's attention, but the whole place had erupted in shouts and screams when he'd begun to claw at his neck and spin on the spot.
    Shouting for someone named Pedro, Elvi had abandoned the birthday boy and hurried to Victor's side. She'd removed the iguana, passed it off to a little Mexican man who'd come running from the back of the restaurant, and then had snatched up napkins from the nearest table, cooing as she fussed over him.
    "I'm so sorry. He's never done anything like this in the five years we've had the restaurant," she repeated, tugging at his arm to force him to bend over so she didn't have to continue to stand on her tiptoes to see his wound.
    Victor grunted and bent obligingly forward, blinking as he found himself peering down the low neckline of her dress at her considerable cleavage.
    "Oh dear. We'd best clean this up and put a bandage on it." Her voice sounded shaky as she stepped away from him, removing her bountiful breasts from his view. "You better come with me."
    Victor straightened and waited as she excused herself to the birthday boy and his family. He then followed her gyrating hips in the tight skirt as she led the way through the beaded arch and turned into a small office with a desk, two chairs, a small refrigerator, a filing cabinet,