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"Maybe it wasn’t someone as actualy there, but someone associated with the even if she doesn’t, which would match her story"

Except for the fact that Caleb knew she was hiding so "The bottom line is that it realy doesn’t matter who is after her, or whether or not the Swar theh to cooperate"

"Any clues when that wil be?"

"She doesn’t have a lot of reason to be trusting"

"Youto want results so we can ht now"

"I don’t care what Monroe wants I nearly got her kiled once already I can’t let anything happen to her this tiht her out alive," said Grant

"Yeah, right after I watched them beat her"

Grant’s body stiled "You did what?"

Caleb’s stomach knotted at the memory He didn’t want to tel Grant what he’d done, but if there was even a slie could help Lana, he owed it to her to suck it up and tel Grant his shame

Caleb’s voice was low, and he couldn’t look Grant in the eye as he told him "I watched a man beat her I stood there and let it happen I heard every one of her screaht there the whole ti"

"God, Caleb Why?"

He’d asked hi a thousand times, and al he could come up as the same pitiful answer "I was undercover The Swar three kids and wounding ten et was a school We had to find out which one, so I went in posing as a demolitions expert for hire

One of our teams had taken out the real Miles Gentry, and I took his place"

"And the real Miles Gentry wouldn’t have given a shit if they’d beaten a wo school," guessed Grant His h his expression He hid it quickly, but Caleb saw it anyway, and it made him want to crawl in a dark hole and never co Kiled them al before they hurt her"

"They would have taken you down before you’d had time, and then ould have happened to al those kids? Where would they be?"

"I know I try to remind myself about that part, but it doesn’t make it any easier"

"But you saved her That’s what hter that burned his throat "She relives it every night I kept her fro kiled, but I didn’t save her"

"You can now We can find these bastards and take thehto away"

"Whatever I do noil never make up for what I had to do then"

"Does she knohy you couldn’t act?"

Caleb nodded "Monroe told Lana"

"Monroe told me what?" Lana asked as she walked out of the bedrooiant, droopy robe over her short paja Caleb of just how ain Her hair was a mess, her eyes were stil puffy from sleep, and she had the iave hiht of her Al this talk had brought back vividher whole and alive iveness

Instead, he waved toward the box of donuts "Grant brought breakfast"

Lana’s blue eyes narrowed at the distraction, but she let it drop "Save me a couple I’l be out in a few minutes"

The bathroom door closed behind her, and Caleb heard the water run His body tightened at the thought of her naked and wet in there, and he wished he could join her

Theto convince his brain to let hinored them

"It doesn’t look like she hates you to me," observed Grant

"She should For a while, she did"

"But not anyreed Caleb

"It’s a start," said Grant

"It’s not enough If I can’t make her feel safe, she’l suffer for the rest of her life"

"You can’t ive her the tools to take care of herself If this was one of your brothers or your sister, ould you do?"