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"I can’t feel anything" Ito

"When you decide you want to know the truth, I’m a phone call away"

"If I wanted the truth, Mother, I et it from you"

I disconnected, and dropped the phone on the red velvet cushion

Chapter 4

Dune

When the cab dropped ian Apartht address A brown portico extended over the entryway, and deep green ivy covered the entire facade I stepped onto the sidewalk, finally understanding how huge the southern live oaks were

What I didn’t understand was how a job as a faux security guard had scoredlike this one

The lobby was just as impressive, black-and-white-tiled floors, tasteful art, chandeliers that sparkled, and a doorer’s office and found a college-aged girl sitting behind a receptionist desk "I’ for Jodi"

"That’sme the once-over "Welcome Here’s your new resident inforet you to your floor At some point, I’ll need to et settled first"

"Thanks" I took the envelope froers with mine Her face flushed pink

"I’ll be happy to take you up if you’d like"

"I think I can handle it" I s for her nuet involved with someone who had access to your apart Or to get involved with anyone at all, considering I came to New Orleans with a job to do

"Nice to led a little, and then bit her lip as she forced coht The key card inside will--wait I already said that"

"No worries," I said, flashing another s"

"In that case, my name is Jodi And I’m here Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons"

"Duly noted"

I left the office, feeling her eyes on me as I went I entered the elevator, pushed the button for the fourth floor, and put the flirting out of my mind I stepped out of the elevator and opened the door to 4B

The apartment wasn’t empty

"What the hell …"

"Come on in" Poe Sharpe sat on the couch "Pardon et up"

His bloodshot eyes were sunk deep in his pale face His battered body held a liver that nearly took a nosedive and blood that had once belonged to soht you were still in ICU" I droppedhere is part of Paul and Liaue’s radar That’s why they didn’t tell you" The recently reue made his accent heavy "But, please, check with Liam to confirm I would, if I were in your position"

I didn’t want to be an asshole and juet stabbed in ht here I’ve been a couch potato since I ported in The recent skewering kind of took it out of me"