Magic reacted as if he'd heard the world's funniest joke, bursting out with laughter. "Looking for 'loyalty' from me? A man who would betray both God and Faith?"
Renee Kane flung him to the ground in disgust and held her hand out to Snowball.
Snowball took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped her fingers clean.
Watching the two of them, Magic's laughing face suddenly turned grim.
He stared at Snowball holding Renee Kane's hand, then suddenly knelt before her. He gently kissed the top of her foot, his upturned face a mask of servile madness. "I can be your dog, but I cannot bear the thought of you having other dogs.
"If you want my loyalty, why not let me kill him myself? I promise, I will tell you everything I know, holding nothing back."
