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"Sal’s pursuing me, not the other way around If you hadn’t noticed, I’ a relationship with Duncan"

She still thought it odd the way Kenneth had asked the question, as if he didn’t want her involved with his boss She would have thought he’d want her to agree hatever his boss wished

"Tell hi more to do with him You obviously haven’tsoame with the two men"

She wondered if this was a personal issue Perhaps a wo both him and someone else to take interest--and he had lost out

Or maybe he was just worried that his boss didn’t have the ithal to battle soerous man to rile Kenneth had seen firsthand that Duncan wasn’t one to sit back and play into anyone’s hands Maybe he could tell that if Duncan was provoked too far, Kenneth ht not have a job at all

The bottom line was that she orried about what Kenneth or the other ht be supposed to do to Duncan Or her, even "If your boss told you to kill someone, would you do it?"

Kenneth jerked his attention to her "Hell, no None of us do that kind of work Is that what you thought?"

She thought the contradiction was funny Kenneth could threaten and bully Duncan in a restaurant full of people, but when it ca He was all un? Would that give hi words?

"What a Duncan like you’ve done and given him no choice in thewith Sal, and then I’uard et any ideas Go to the local police and stir up trouble, saying that we stole your boyfriend or so" He turned his head to ask her, "How does he know Sal? My girlfriend said he has to"

"He doesn’t He just didn’t think that any boss should keep a man and a woman who are in love apart Duncan told ether with you and Sal keeps you frorunted, as if his job wasup on the woruys," Shelley said, except that his family had forced Scots off their lands "So just like he syirlfriend, he’s not at all pleased with Sal’s atteuy asked you to give up the girl you’re dating?"

Kenneth hesitated, then finally said under his breath, "For " He looked her over and sneered "I’ for a lot of coh The question is: hat Sal offers be enough? What will happen when he pays it? I wouldn’t want to be in your shoes, lady"

The threat barely registering, Shelley stared at the creep, his co to offer to buywhere Silverman’s men planned to take him, Duncan walked into a bar that was not open for another hour in George Town They hadn’t taken hiht they would Maybe Sal had decided on this establishment because he didn’t want Duncan anywhere near the inside of his estate

Scowling, Sal leaned back in a leather chair, tapping his fingers on the tabletop with a sturdy rope braiding the edge A ship’s hull with a bare-breastedas a finger-food bar filled with fried chicken wings, shrimp on beds of ice, sushi, and s The place smelled of beer and whiskey as classical music drifted overhead

Salthem whatever Duncan wanted "Whiskey," he said, and Sal ordered one, too

"Kenneth’s girlfriend said you knew me," Sal said after the bartender served their drinks, then disappeared

Even Sal’s henchht Duncan there waited outside

"Hoould I know anything about you? I’ I know about you is that you’re trying to hit on Shelley" Duncan sounded really peeved, which wasn’t in the least put on

"You had trouble getting a roo his coave her a lift fro to verify everything that had happened between Duncan and Shelley? "She aiting for a taxi, aye I gave her a ride and took a couple to their hotel, as well"

"As a good Samaritan"

"As far as Shelley was concerned, aye I hadn’t intended to also take the couple to their rental"