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I spend hours in Nick’s conference rooroup of interested investors I can use to buy into the Sports Center, and while I have interest, I also have a long list of questions I need to answer for them, and me By nine o’clock, Derek’s location is revealed and it’s almost co hirave, whichever coat the private garage of the Four Seasons and parking next to the Bentley Wasting no ti cars, I climb inside my vehicle, my senses instantly filled with the sweet scent of Emily that’s permeated the car The sher in

My cell phone buzzes with a text o

Translation: Ted’s teauard to call et crazy and I dial E anxious "Where are you?"

Close and yet so far away, I think "Still probleht or later"

"Oh Okay"

"You don’t sound like it’s okay"

"I’m worried about you"

She’s worried about nitude of the problems she discovered today, but about ht I needed, or wanted, anyone to worry abouth spots inside me, which I am not sure I even knew existed

"Shane?"

I blink and realize I’ve lost myself, and her, inside my own head "It’s me who’s worried about you"

"I’She’s captive towith Martina, tonight "A few more hours," I say softly, when my phone beeps "I have to take that I’ll see you soon"

"Shane, I--"

"Soon, sweetheart"

I end the call and sure enough, it’s security at the BP plant "I’ll be there as soon as I can," I say, ending the call, and putting the Bentley in drive Only ten minutes later, and a few miles away, I park in front of Teresa Martina’s little white cottage of a house that runs about half a rab the tape recorder fro the vehicle and charge up the ay, pounding on the door The curtain moves and then there is silence before Derek steps outside, his shirt hanging out of his pants

"What the fuck are you doing here?" he demands