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“As I’ve pointed out four times now, this entire incident has been recorded by security cameras. The footage will show that Ms. Etterson and I were attacked without provocation and we defended ourselves as is our right under Article 3 paragraph 1 through 4 of the House Protection Act.”

“Is that so?” Sgt. Munoz’s eyebrows crept up a quarter of an inch.

“You have no cause to detain either me or Runa Etterson.  We have cooperated, and we have given our statements.”

“Ms. Baylor.”  He frowned.  “You wouldn’t happen to have an older sister, would you?”

That was just too much. “When Nevada encountered you, she was under a great deal of stress trying to keep us alive and save Houston.  She didn’t have a chance to note that every time there was an incident requiring a law enforcement response, you mysteriously appeared on the scene.  But I did.”

He watched me, impassive.   I kept going.

“You are attached to the House Response Unit of Houston PD, tasked specifically with handling incidents involving Houses.  Every member of this unit is assigned a number of families, in which he becomes expert. So, you know perfectly well that I have an older sister and that she is currently out of the country.  You know the names of every person in our family, their birth dates, and their magic. You probably know the exact nature of my powers, despite the fact that my records are sealed.  You are here because my last name popped up in your system. So please don’t insult my intelligence.”

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  1. Oh, Gawd! Just as I was coming out of withdrawal. More! More!!! (Xoxo, love you folks for doing this!)

  4. You gIve it to him, girl. Catalina ROCKS!
    I think I like her more than Nevada! Yep, I’m one of her fandom now.

    • +1 Congratulations to the AL! Plus it came in number 5 on the Goodreads Choice Awards with 18,626 votes. 🙂 🙂 🙂

  7. Ploptz, smack dab in the middle of nowhere.
    Apropos of nothing …
    Oh what wonderful growth is depicted here.

    Well deserved … no prisoners … no s**t … no stuff, no nonsense. The facts and nothing but and maybe i’ll treat you like a reasoning adult.

    Whew

  10. Love these snippets.
    BTW, congratulations on having TWO books in the top 20 finalists for Goodreads 🙂

  13. Badass Catalina ? I already knew she is amazing, but I love that she seems as able as Nevada to put people in their place when it is necessary ♥️

  14. Catalina already sounds like a badass. I love it! I can’t wait for more! ?

    I finally had time to finish Diamond Fire and then reread the deleted scene (which was awesome! Can’t wait for the better scene with the extra bells and whistles) and all the snippets that are out now.

    I noticed that they seem to still live in a warehouse. In Wildfire it was said to Grandma Victoria by Ceaser “Last I heard, they are beginning construction of a new family home. Not far from House Rogan’s country place, from what I understand.”

    So does this mean that they rebuilt the warehouse somewhere else? They decided to not build it? Or you guys forgot this when writing?
    I hope it’s not the last one and everything will be clarified once the book comes out!❤

    Thanks for your hard work! ❤ ❤ ❤

    • Diana the way I took it was the home is Rogan and Nevada’s. Remember Catalina has moved into Nevada’s old room (in the warehouse with the last 6 feet(?) of steps able to withdraw) ?

      • Rogan has a perfectly beautiful house that Nevada loves. Building another house for the rest of the Baylors while keeping the warehouse is logical. The business address is there. Frida’s heavy machinery shop is there. They can actually leave the warehouse for another home at the end of the work day.

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