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"Tet… Ja this kid doith you, ht You can leave her here My wife and I don’t have any kids We can always use the company"

My eyes squint down as I stare at him I have never really looked at Harrison before He’s not quite e His hair is still dark, his build still decent for a guy who sits for his job His eyes are too kind to be part of ot a nice hoalow that could be anywhere

But he’s out of his fuckingood Just for a little while To keep her safe"

I don’t care for what he’s insinuating "She’s safest with me, Harrison"

"You shot her in the chest, Tet That’s not norrit ht just loselife Now, if you don’t ood after this, but if not, just ignore ain"

And then I turnon the hood of the black Toyota Tundra pickup "I can’t believe your truck is still here," she laughs

I shoot her a grin "Why wouldn’t it be? It’s only been a few days"

"I know," she says excitedly, juer side door I click the lock on the key chain and the lights blink once We get in at the same time and slam the doors closed "But it feels like a lifeti does I start the truck and take a deep breath

"You ear "Dropping her off with the Ade risk"

"Do you think he’ll hurt her?" Sasha asks, the worry coh in her voice

"Nah That’s not what I’m worried about Now buckle up, it’s the law"

She snorts at that, but it serves its purpose She drops the line of questioning

I’ out for her Not the way he is Nick He left her at the beach for a year Fighting the panic and barely surviving They both left her at the beach for a year

And that file she had No So about that file If One has it, why haven’t we been called back?

I mean I knohy I haven’t I’m crazy and I’m pretty sure the next hit will be on my head

But the Company has always been disciplined We’re a military faction, albeit a covert black-ops one We have rules and traditions We have… protocols