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"Non"

Griffin nodded and shoved the keys into his pocket

"I’ll take care of the Empire You find Nora, okay?"

"That is the plan"

Griffin, with Michael trailing behind, headed toward the door In the doorway, Michael paused and turned around

"Mr Edge?"

"What is it, Michael?"

The young sley waited Usually he would have scolded sosley, Mr K, or nothing at all But today he couldn’t care less

"It’s only" Michael began again, and Griffin put a co hand on Michael’s back "Nora’s one of my friends"

"I know she is"

"I don’t have a lot of friends"

"I’ll find her," Kingsley pro her hoave Michael a smile as he and Griffin left his, Max, asley petted the dog, he thought of Sadie, the lone female of his rottweiler pack She’d died, stabbed in the heart Had his own sister done that? Put a knife into the chest of an aniames Say what one would about Nora Sutherlin, but the wo and resilient and could have easily fought off another wo and iron had sharpened iron Sub a Dominatrix had made her vicious She’d even broken him a tie of letting her break theer This wasn’t sadis adults This was violence, real violence and danger, the er stripes onto the body of a masochistic client with her whip skills, but he’d also seen her freeze in terror when awith a knife

With a sigh, Kingsley ran his hands through his hair and rubbed hard at his face If only the phone would ring, if only the letter would coame had only started Marie-Laure had the board set up What would be her opening move?

"Marie-Laure" he whispered to hisley turned around and glared at his secretary