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Thursday arrives in o-round Jaes to make pancakes that resemble pancakes We eat thee juice, and as I look out over the sun-dappled lake, I can’t help but feel like I could stay here forever

"I’m half-tempted to call Lisa and reschedule for Monday"

"Oh, yes, please," Jamie says

I look at Da me no help one way or the other

"No," I finally say "I need to see this space, and I want to talk with Lisa, too"

"You’reher at ten?" Damien asks, then continues when I nod "We’ll leave to Edward can meet you at the tower and take you to the property in the lih that you can drop s"

"Then we’ll have Edward drop me at home"

"That’s a waste of tiht to your ive me the rundown"

"No," I say

"Damoing on, but I know soht now"

Beside anize my suitcase"

I don’t even bother to nod; I’m too focused on Damien, who continues to remain stonily silent

"Don’t do this, Da is about e of his nose, and I see the signs of weariness in his face "Your car was trashed," he finally says, his voice flat and even Not with the tone of defeat, but with the level control of soain," I say stupidly

"Someone threw paint all over your car," he says "That’s an irritation, but not irreversible But they also jimmied a lock and filled it with raw fish I sincerely doubt the s up I have absolutely no idea what to say "How do you know?"

He sighs heavily "I’ve been concerned about the security at your condo for a while"

"But you already installed an alarm system," I say After the first anonymous note, he’d asked Jareed, and Damien’s security dudes tricked out the condo’s security while he and I were in Gered with the propertyarea and to enclose the entry foyer Two days ago, my crew found your car Needless to say, I stepped up the schedule to get that work complete"