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"And while this is i Adrian Martina the fuck out of s and he re the call and listening before he speaks a few clipped words, and then says, "I’ll tell hiet there" He ends the call "Nick says he needs to see us at his facility now and we need toa car to the private garage again It’ll be here in fifteen minutes"

My intercom buzzes "Eent"

"Give me adots"

"I’ll step outside" He walks to the door and exits, with E in his place, and she pulls the door shut behind her

Her skin is pale, her eyes worried "You know about Brody’s wife?"

"Yes," I say, pressingit between us I can’t have a conversation with her about this now "I know"

She takes several steps forward "You’re connected to this"

"I had nothing to do with this"

"You’re connected to this," she repeats

"Eht now"

"Was she ht now"

"That’s a yes" She crosses to stand in front of my desk "How bad is this for you?"

I lean on the desk and study her "You know I’m not responsible for their deaths"

"That doesn’t ht and the idea that this could be a setup is not one I can ignore "You need to stay out of this Don’t talk about it Don’t ask anyone about this Do not touch this"

"You have no intention of ever tellingon, do you?"

"I told you I’d tell you everything and I will"

"When?"

"I’ this now" My voice is sharper and harder with the pressing need to fix this before I end up in jail and take her with o back to your desk and let me handle what I need to handle"

"Go back to ht I’ll do that" She marches toward the door, but not before I see hurt and doubt in her eyes that I’d hoped to never see directed ather as her hand co on the door above her,ry Not doubting s"