“My name is Linus Stuart Duncan of House Duncan. My mother’s name was Fiona Duncan of House Duncan. My father’s name was Vassilis Makris. His father’s name was Christos Makris. His birth name was Christos Molpe of House Molpe.” The name fell like a brick and knocked me right out of my chair and to my feet. The headphone cord came out with them and I yanked the headphones off my head and dropped them to the floor. House Molpe. The only known siren House in existence, now extinct. Linus was a Molpe. He was a siren. Linus was . . . “Go ahead.” Linus lifted his glass. “Pace for a bit. Let the
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