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Cole shook his head, cutting his until he was right in the police chief’s face "I know you’re feeding me a line of bullshit I don’t knohat other family members you’ve worked with, but that won’t ith me I’m smarter, and I’m less patient Give me the name of the person behind that bomb by tomorrow, or you’ll find out I’ with before"

Thehad dampened the collar of his shirt He bobbed his head up and down "I will I’ll find out and bring it to you tonight I will"

Cole’s eyes were still narrowed, but he leaned back, allowing the police chief to stand "Thank you, Police Chief Sht"

"Yes Yes, sir"

Cole flicked a hand to Leo "Escort him out, please"

Leo and the police chief left the roo one other fa back in his chair and resting his ankle across the knee of his other leg He looked atfor the Bartels?"

I didn’t say anything I waited for Cole to speak

Cole ran a hand down his face as he went to his desk chair "Has he worked with us before?"

"He ith Leo," Gene said

"And Shavon?" Cole asked ed "I don’t know She tried to preventhis own agenda, and he wanted to see if you’d buy what the cop was saying Maybe Maybe not"

"Or he is working with the Bartels and wanted the last bit of evidence we ht have on the "Either way, I can’t trust some of my own family, or I can’t trust who each of them has in their pockets"

"We have family politics, just like every other family"

Cole shot Gene a look "I’m not an idiot, and I know I came in and took over I knew my place as the leader wouldn’t be met with smiles and thumbs-up, but that was cole" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>