My eyes widened. “Lucius? He is your protector?”

He laughed. “No, not any longer. I’m old enough and strong enough now that my master doesn’t dare come after me directly. But I still feel some gratitude toward Lucius for his help then. Which is why I put up with him now. Occasionally.”

“So hooking up with him was enough to keep your master from trying to kill you?”

“Yes. I’ve always known it was never finished with us, but I admit I never thought he’d come after me this way.”

“Why now?”

He shrugged. “Why does he do anything? It will be difficult to stop him without knowing his motivations.” He paused. “I need to visit Lounge 201 this even...

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