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Vicious Cycle Katie Ashley 17070K 2023-09-01

"Please, Rev"

"Dammit, Alex I don’t care what he threatened you with You have to tell us!" Rev shouted

"He wants his son’s cut--the one Deacon took after he killed hi it to him If I do this, he will leave me and Willow alone But I can’t involve any of the Raiders, or people will get hurt"

Rev and Bishop exchanged a glance "It’s here, isn’t it?" I asked When they didn’t respond, I said, "Please"

Taking my hand, Rev pulled me out of my chair He walked me down to the end of the rooly, he didn’t reach for a key to unlock it Instead, he opened it When I glanced inside, I gasped Sitting on the middle shelf was a leather cut emblazoned with Nazi symbols I reached out to take it, but Rev held el calls you about the h I was frustrated, I didn’t letit here anyway"

"We’ll expect to be involved Even if we have to hang back when it co it over, we’ll still have your back"

I smiled "Thank you I appreciate that I didn’t want to have to do this on my own"

Rev and Bishop see his arm across my shoulder, Bishop said, "Why don’t you let me buy you soo hoet soether in worry "We can send Archer or Crazy Ace there"

I laughed "As te as it sounds to have the prospects pick out my clothes and raid my underwear drawer, I need to do this lanced between ood idea after what happened with Sigel today?"

"He won’t do anything to ht," Rev replied

"I still don’t like the idea of you anywhere outside the compound," Bishop said

I patted his shoulder "Thanks for being overprotective"

He winked "Anytime, babe"

Rev pressed the knife into the palm of my hand "Just in case"

"Thank you"

Bishop whistled at Archer, who io ho"

"You got it"

As we started to the door, I glanced over at Archer "Aren’t you tired of babysitting rinned "You’re pretty easy cos that prospects are usually forced to do"

"That’s good to know"

"Besides, I like being with you"