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I waited forcame

"So I heard So what? You’re supposed to be a ruthless badass, ould you respect an ancient connection to reat respect"

"Respect enough to kidnap his daughter?"

"My job is not to kidnap you"

"Then why the hell--"

Two things happened very quickly

One, Rourke pushed back his barstool and ju into et out! Now! This is a setup of so … get the fuck … out …

Tyler! What’s going on? I don’t understand? Answerfrom my seat, but I had no room to move I was stuck in the s a very lethal snarl over the top of my head

No answer from Tyler Goddammit, answer me!

I twisted by body around to see what Rourke focused on

Five olves I’d never seen before eaving gression hit hnext Wait, wait! I told her We can’t change in here, and we can’t take all those wolves alone! I had no tiertips pulsed close to the tip,their telltale dance under rabbed lanced up and found Rourke glaring down atmy wrists like steel cuffs His eyes shone like two dia across his irises like an electric storave you that one"--he jerked his head behind hiet a ju choice, sweetheart It seems you haven’t done your ho to have to say goodbye to all your buddies"

"What are you talking about? What one?" I stood on my tiptoes and peered around hisabout, and surprisingly saw Jaap behind us quickly I hadn’t even known he was here "Rourke, we’re not ju you I’ve--"

Rourke’s hot breath cut me off as it landed firmly in my ear It wasn’t above a whisper, but I could hear it perfectly "This deal is changing I tried to play fair with you, but now your options are officially up I don’t give out second chances"

My anger, fueled by a hardy dose of ed inside me "Get your hands off me," I spat "Deal with this, asshole I have no idea who those wolves are co about my father and the way he operates, then you already know putting a jump on you isn’t his style Now, if you’re interested in continuing our little chat where we left off, as planned, then stop this posturing bullshit and help me take out this threat" Before he could respond, I finished bitterly, "And if that’s not enough of an incentive"--I pressed ernail into his chest--"I’m certain your employer would like it if I remained alive so you can continue to extract your much-needed information"

Rourke’s eyes widened Not from my harsh words butviolet It didn’t ht be a rouchy she-wolf, was telling reater threat to us was the wolves ere almost on us

I’d made , Rourke whipped his torso around and took James by the throat in the ti on, Irish?" Rourke growled "Trying to takechoice, and you know it I let you in here out of respect for Calluht now"

James knocked Rourke’s fist away froanswer, cat," Jaer, but you bloody well knew that already, didn’t you? Co yourself ell noted, but noe’ll see if you can be as trusted as you once were all those years ago I have no other choice left" His face held a hint of a griet her the hell out of here," he said, his aestured at the approaching five wolves "As of four ht, there are none left to protect Jessica Whoever sent you here used you to get to us, and they used you well They knew right where to find us Now get her out of here, and if you harm her in any way I swear I will kill you le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>