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Maybe she was norot back She motioned for him to head inside, but showered first to prepare herself She didn’t knohat this visit was about, and when she went back out, he was at the kitchen table

She sat across from him "You and I don’t do visits Why are you here?" There was no sense in beating around the bush

"What’s going on between you and Bannon?"

"Since I’ve become friends with both Bannons, you need to be more specific"

"You piss rowled, "Jonah Bannon And you What’s going on?"

"Why is it your business?"

He stared at her, studying her Dani was used to it and especially with hi underneath his surface, and she wanted to know

"Bannon’s gotten o dirty I don’t want you hurt in the crossfire"

"What kind of business?"

"You know Bannon"

"No Not really" The significance wasn’t lost on her She heard some, she saw a little, and she’d felt a bit h, she actually didn’t know ht, she doubted Jonah wouldn’t back down

"Another fight is brewing over that river of his A congloot his heels dug in He doesn’t want theuys I’ve heard of their family, and their dad is a shark One scent of weakness and this could get bloody"

"Are you talking about illegal stuff?"

"It’s been known to happen Bannon otta watch him so he doesn’t end up dead one of these days"

"He works the river How dangerous could that be?"

"Very," Jake said "Falls River is a huge money market And, especially because we’re so close to Tenderfoot Rush, everyone wants in This is prime tourist land People all over the nation come to visit here You know this, Dani Think about thetold by Jonah that they can’t They roll over people It’s happened before"

He was right, but… "Co about physical safety Like Jonah’s going to get assaulted or so to happen This isn’t the Wild West There are laws"

"Laws that those et around" He stood and crossed his arone and worked himself into another one of those battles There was one too long ago that had the whole town riled up This company is worse than them"

"What company? What are their names?"