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"Of course," Daely "We’ll be fine, Ash"

I pinched h He doesn’t want her He doesn’t want her He doesn’t want her That helped

"I trust you," Ash said, eyes latched to his adoringly Like Daeh harder I’ to hit her That didn’t help

Blake cleared his throat "Anyway, Luc said there’s an old farm at the bottom of the access road We should be able to park the cars there"

"Sounds good" Dawson stepped back, placing his hands on his hips A lock of hair fell forward "Once we’re there, we have fifteento the tween mafia leader, Luc, that’s e have"

"And this kid is trustworthy?" Matthew asked

"I can speak for hi endorsement"

His cheeks flushed "He’s trustworthy"

"Do you think it’s enough tiet to Beth and Chris, and get out?"

"It should be" Daemon folded up the et Beth and dipshit here will get Chris"

Blake rolled his eyes

"Andrew, Kat, and I are going to cover them This shouldn’t even take fifteen lare at Blake "And then you will take Chris and get the hell out of here You have no reason to come back"

"And what if he does?" Dee asked "What if he finds another excuse to black him?"

"I won’t," Blake said, and I felt his stare "I don’t have a reason to cooing toI don’t want to do--I’ll probably enjoy it, but I don’t want to"

Blake jerked his chin "I got you"

"Okay then," Matthew said, addressing the roos covered, Katy?"

I nodded "Mo a sleepover with Lesa She works anyway"

"She alorks," Ash said, staring at her nails "Does she even like to be ho or not, I kept e, food, bills, and all my expenses by herself She has to work a lot"

"Maybe you should get a job," she suggested, her eyes flicking up "Like so after school that takes about twenty hours or so of your life"

I foldedthat, pray tell?"

A catlike smile appeared as her attention slid to besideends meet, you would help out"

"I’m sure that’s why" I relaxed when Daeesture and got a sour pinch to her lips

Take that

"There’s only one thing we have to worry about," Blake said, as if it really was only one thing that could go wrong "They have eency doors that shut every so many feet when alarms are sounded Those doors also have a defensive weapon Don’t go near the blue lights They’re lasers Rip you right apart"

All of us stared Wow, yeah, that was a big problem

Blake smiled "But they shouldn’t be a proble seen"

"Okay," Andrew said slowly "Anything else? Like an onyx net we have to worry about?"

Blake laughed "No, that should cover it"

Dee wanted Blake out once the plans were underway Without protest, he headed to the door and stopped as if he were going to say soroup disbanded, leaving the siblings behind

I claspedI uys, but I just want to practice"

Dee focused on the ar in a deep breath

"We can do that" Dawson smiled crookedly "I could use the practicean arht now You’ll probably end up breaking your neck, but we can do it tomorrow"

"Thanks for the vote of confidence"

"You got it"

I elbowed hi at the furniture like it held the answer to so "Will…will you help?"

She opened herher head Then, without saying a word, she pivoted around and headed upstairs I deflated

"She’ll co me a little squeeze "I know she will"

Doubted that, but I nodded Dee was never going to come around I don’t knohy I even bothered

Dawson sat onhis expression "I don’t knohat happened to her while I was gone I don’t understand"