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"I know you can If anyone can work the necessary et out of your house"

"I’sley followed Daniel from the library They passed the well-appointed but co room where Grace sat curled up on a couch At the back of the roo out thein the direction of Elizabeth’s hoave him some comfort to turn toward Nora like a faithful Muslim toward Mecca Laila ca--coffee or tea, Kingsley couldn’t tell Wesley thanked her and Laila’s face lit up like a Christmas tree

"So he’s not Laila’s boyfriend?" Daniel whispered to Kingsley

"Non"

"Has anyone told Laila that?"

"Not yet"

Kingsley followed Daniel all the way upstairs to his bedroo He knew Daniel would keep to his word and leave the house to therief-stricken huddledroom, and he could barely look Søren in the eye for the pain and fear lurking behind his steady gray gaze

"Do you knohat you’re going to do yet?" Daniel asked as soon as he’d packed the basics in his suitcase

"Oui," Kingsley said sientmore than that

"Be careful, okay?"

"You knoith overnor of New York in broad daylight and not get arrested"

"I know all about your connections It’s not the police I’m worried about I don’t want any more reasons to have to visit ceht have fantasized about it a tied

"I’ you to that"

"Go, Daniel Go and fk your wife for me"

"Happily After I fk her for one I kind of like my house"