Page 44 of Magic in His Arms

“Oh, hey, Tam-or.What brings you out for tacos?”

He smiled.“You have no idea?”

“I have several ideas, but since Day-ek is staring at you slack-jawed, I am guessing you don’t get out here often.”

He crouched next to her.“Not often.No.”

Day-ek looked from Tam-or to her, and he said, “You two?”

She said, “Not yet.”He said, “Working on it.”

Never gave him a look.“That doesn’t seem very comfortable.”

“I am willing to put myself in any position that gets me close to you.”

Day-ek was staring at Tam-or.“You and her?”

“Correct.I am working on it.”

“So, you two have history?”She put some hot sauce on her tacos and looked at him.“Do you want to get in line, or do you want one now?”

He grinned.“Are you offering me your taco?”

She paused, cocked her head, and looked at him.“If you can get sustenance out of it, go nuts, but if you want more, I am only offering a taste.”

Day-ek grinned.“Yeah, Tam-or and I have history.He trained me and gave me several of the tattoos that currently make me so stylish.”

She nodded and took a bite.Tam-or’s hand appeared next to her containers.She put a taco in his hand, and he grinned, turned his head, and took a bite.

She snorted.“Thank goodness.I thought you were going to lick it.”

He coughed, and the agents laughed.

She felt a buzz and checked her phone.She smiled.

“Good news?”

“Yes.I just got Cora’s new address.I am going to sleep for twelve hours or so.”She took another bite.

“Why Cora’s house?”

“It’s safe.I can relax there.When she comes home, I will take care of her there until she’s ready to return to her office.”

Tam-or said, “And what then?”

“Then, I go when there is a call for a hunter.Most municipalities don’t use us because we are hella expensive.”

Day-ek asked, “Do you just work on cold cases?”

“That is where I am needed most.When all other searches have run aground.For Axa, I had a strand of her hair, the clothing she was found in, a sample of the drugs from the venue, and with Jennel pinning down motivation, we found the connections to the attacks in the hospital.From there, it was fairly straightforward.”

Jennor nodded.“So, you solved in a day what has been unsolved in seven years.”

“First, it took two days, and second, yes.That is literally what I do.”

She kept eating, and Tam-or wandered off to get his own food.

Day-ek leaned forward.“He doesn’t date.He rarely goes out.He stays at home and reads and cooks.”