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He shrugged but looked just as unco story"

She lifted an eyebrow at him as she sat at the table "I have ti to lie to you" He placed her plate in front of her

"Excuse al? Kat?" They hadn’t been friends long and she was really private about her past, but her friend volunteered e as an instructor And once a spot opened up at the local eleain Dece bad

"I didn’t say she did anything illegal Just that the circumstances were… Listen, I don’t want to lie to you and I can’t tell you, so let’s leave it at that"

Pushing down her annoyance, she speared a piece of sausage with her fork Did he think his answer ued?

"I didn’t sleep with her, if that’s what you’re worried about"

"I know," she muttered

"How do you know?"

"Because I asked her" Da hirin spread across Lia At least he didn’t respond The man was smarter than that

Edward moved closer to the fireplace The heat in his house had kicked off last night and the place was only now starting to war to take the Saburova woman is crazy Do you knoho her father is?" Joseph asked

Of course he kneho the crio Edward had lived in Miah he hadn’t run in the same circle, anyone who lived there kneho Dimitri Saburova was The man was one of the most violent, brutal bastards Edward had ever cohter had cut ties with her father, but that wasn’t why Edanted her Katarina Saburova had been intimately connected with Jayce Kazan, the enforcer for the North American Council of lupine shifters Katarina and Jayce had dated for many months until she’d moved to North Carolina

Edward had alo The two idiots he’d enlisted to kidnap her had accomplished that much with relative ease But then they’d been killed because they hadn’t followed his instructions Instead of bringing her straight to hie on their property Then they’d gotten the’sa drunken joyride That had s If they hadn’t gotten themselves killed, Adler would have done it anyway

Those fucking Ar brothers, Liam and Connor, had interfered He couldn’t prove it but he knew they’d helped Katarina escape That bitch hadn’t killed those two goons on her own The cops ht her story--because they had no reason not to believe her--but he had a video recording of the Ar Felix’s house The same day and around the sauys all by herself Unfortunately he didn’t have video from the shed where they’d died It here they’d taken their victims, and Edward hadn’t known about its existence until too late

Edward straightened "I knoho Dimitri Saburova is She hasn’t spoken to her father in a year He won’t be a proble now, so he stepped away frouy ent to Cole on Di and he still chose maximum-security prison" Joseph wiped a hand across his sweaty brow and Edward knew it had nothing to do with the war her will be a triumph for us What do you think the boss will be able to do with her?" They could bring the enforcer to his knees and turn hied "I dunno"

Edward clenched his jaw While he appreciated the enthusiass Or wannabe thugs Which was often worse They thought they were bad enough to take on anyone He cleared his throat and tried to keep the disdain out of his voice "Forget about her father This bitch dated the enforcer"

"So? They broke up"

He sighed "It doesn’t matter Those animals are very territorial He’ll come for her If we take her, he’ll trade his life for hers"

Joseph frowned "You’re sure?"

He probably would trade his life for hers, but that’s not why they wanted him If they lured Kazan into a trap where they held Katarina, he’d kill any huht was involved with her kidnapping Joseph would likely be one of those huet it on tape…He smiled at the possibilities Once that happened, the APL could officially launch their ainst all these shifter aboiven you a place to stay? Didn’t I take you in when you had nowhere else to go?"

Iht I’m sorry"

"Soon that bitch will--"