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I chuckled and brushed the hair off her cheek, sweeping it behind her ear "Go to sleep"

"You really suck at understanding what bossy means" But she closed her eyes, and I’d swear by the tiet out of the damn airport, she’d drifted off

Lore lived on the outskirts of Atlanta, and even with the low-level traffic in and around the city, it took a while to get there I tipped ainst the seat and closed ot all playful in Kat’s hair

Nancy was out running around, doing God knohat, and Katshe wanted to go hoot why she did, and the last thing I wanted to do was break her heart by telling her there was no e could risk doing that right now The set our butts back to the base and let the Aru, especially since Nancy was MIA

That didn’t sit well, though, settling like expired ht out ofDee towell, to whatever fate was heading her hich very well could be in the forry Arum

God, I didn’t know if I could do that

But how could I search her down? Doing so would er zone, and that was ht-up death wish And hell, how could I even suggest doing that when I didn’t want Kat going back to Petersburg?

Hell in a handbasket

I stirred as the Explorer slowed, turning down a narrow entryway that was nearly invisible fro driveway and a sprawling house came into view

Hunter’s Porsche was parked out in front of the garage There was a huge front porch covered with potted plants and hanging flowers

Huh

The house was aI had been expecting so cold, rundown--in other words, a shitty place This was far fro her hair back as Archer killed the engine Her mouth dropped when she peered out theObviously she hadn’t been expecting so as nice as this, either

I dropped my arm over her shoulders as we cliiant flower Color me shocked so Lore He squinted, and I realized it was fro across the porch "Come on in"

There was hesitation, as I was about to experience another first to add to going deep into the Aru at an Arued on the front of Better Ho out at this point

Archer stepped in first, and then I ushered Kat inside Lore closed the door behind us and padded down the foyer in his bare feet, into a living roo in theat a piece of paper "Is this all we need to get?"

Lore scanned the paper and nodded "Looks good to et so "Lore is in the mood to cook, and trust me, you want to eat what he makes"

I arched a brow "Hecooks?"