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Sophie retreated a few steps but held on to his hand for a bit longer "I’ll be waiting inside"

He watched her walk away, his heart in his throat It happened every tithening every day

Halfheartedly, he reached for the phone He’d rather be insidelove to his wife than on the phone with a er certain he could trust Resnick had been solid in the past He’d brought ely responsible for the success of Sah money KGI’s way over the years

But they’d damn sure earned every penny

"I need information," Sam said bluntly as he put the phone to his ear He was in no mood for pleasantries, not that there would be any

Resnick had been responsible for Shea falling into the hands of the bastards pursuing her, and as a result, she’d been all but tortured, hooked to a machine that monitored brain activity so that every time she tried to reach out to Nathan with her e

While KGIShea’s rescue, they daiven him Nor could they be certain hoell intentioned he’d claimed to be

"What is it you need?" Resnick asked

Sahting a cigarette and sucking on it like a whore giving a blow job

"Titan," Sa Resnick’s breathing filtered over the line

"What about them?" Resnick finally asked

"I need to know everything you know about them and I need it all yesterday"

"What the fuck is going on, Sam? Level with me here Titan is or rather was sooes But they aren’t anymore"

"What do you mean anymore?"

"Tell me why first," Resnick p {1D;cessersisted

Sam’s nostrils flared "Listen to me, you little prick You owe me You owe KGI More than you could possibly ever repay If it weren’t forNathan off you, he would have killed your sorry ass Hell, he’d be there kicking your teeth in now if I’d let hiames with you here I need to knoho and what Titan is and why they’d be after Grace and possibly Shea"

"Fuck," Resnick breathed His voice came out all shaky Saarette "Look, Sam, back in the day, Titan was the badass They ho you called in when no one else could get the job done They cleaned up messes They created theovernerprints are all over soest shake-ups But they never existed"

"Yeah, I kno that goes," Sam said dryly

"They never officially existed, but here’s the thing, Saer unofficially existed either They were disbanded, retired, whatever the fuck you want to call it A few politicians out to ot a little too close for coot a call from Rio who says differently He told et too He told me to make sure Shea was safe and that he would take care of Grace"

"Wait a erly "He has Grace? He found her? Is she okay? When is he bringing her in?"

"He’s not"

"What?"

"Rio isn’t taking any chances with her safety He thinks, and I agree, that it would be stupid to put the girls together right now He warned s you told roup If he says they’re after her, then I believe hiood If he’s right, then it ue or for hire Which oal is They could be working for anyone in the world"

"Exactly My first priority is the safety of my fa Rio has Grace I believe he’d die before allowing anything to happen to her"

"I hope you’re willing to bet that on her life," Resnick said "Because your man, Rio? Was Titan’s front o Maybe you should think about that and whether you should trust him with the woman that he claims Titan is after"

CHAPTER 13

WHAT was she supposed to do now? Flop onto the couch? Catch some television? She stood stiffly as the others ca rifles aside and conversing a themselves

She knehat she wanted, but sohed at the notion that after all she’d been through, she was concerned with not being Miss Manners

She wanted a bed Any bed Hell, even the floor She just wanted to be able to relax, let go of some of the awful tension and fear She wanted to sleep where she felt safe and protected

Rio took a step toward her and put a gentle hand on her shoulder "Diego is going to take a look at you I thought you ht like a shower first I have a shower and a tub Wi ~C;Fronted a bell you be okay on your own or do you need help?"

Heat singed her cheeks and for a moment her lips went numb What the hell was she supposed to say to that? Even if she couldn’t bloody well get herself into and out of the shower, she sure as hell wasn’t going to ask hie," she said in a low voice

"Okay, then I’ll show you to the bedrooo will check you over and by then I’ll have you so"

She blinked in confusion It had been so long since she’d eaten a norotten what it was like She’d lost weight and she could feel her ribs protruding against her skin She probably looked like a daaunt scarecrow