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That was it Nothing ood

With a sigh, he gave Eliza’s hand a squeeze and guided it back into the cuff, onceher wrist to the table

"I have to entle look "When I get back, we talk Finish eating I’ll have one of my men come in There’s dessert too"

He caressed the cuffed hand, soothing and ensuring it wasn’t causing her any discoet me and my undivided attention"

Her startled look told him she hadn’this attention She was getting his entirely

TWELVE

"I thought I made it clear that I call you You do not call h to lower the outside terees and it was already cold as fuck and drizzling

He’d stepped out of the house, not wanting to chance Eliza overhearing as likely to be a very unpleasant conversation with her precious team leader Or partner Whatever the fuck they were to one another

"Tell me you have Eliza," Dane said curtly "Don’t fuck with me, Wade Tellfear in the other man’s voice The first time he’d called he’d sounded rade the status to the terror in Dane’s tone? Dane sounded as though he was precariously close to losing his shit Well, join the crowd and get in line because that s you don’t know," Dane snarled "Now is not the ti match Now tell me if Eliza is with you"

"Yes Currently she’s handcuffed to the table I just made her sit down at and eat the first meal she’s likely had in days, if not weeks"

"Thank God," Dane whispered and Wade could practically see thein relief

"She’s safe She’s covered Now if that’s all you wanted?"

"No the fuck it isn’t," Dane exploded "Fuck Fuck! We’ve got a huge fucking proble to pull hiether and Wade frowned at the frenzied, out of control, completely uncharacteristic outburst from DSS’s front man His frown turned to a vicious scowl because there was a hell of a lot he didn’t like about this ied, worried out of his ot a huge fucking proble until he was battling the very thing Dane Elliot was

"Since you don’t see at the moment, perhaps you can start with the cryptic text you sent saying situation critical," Wade snapped "I need to knohat I’ cooperative, so if you have intel, particularly infor talking and do it fast Eliza’s reserves are gone, have been gone for a long time, not that you or anyone else noticed," he said in a voice full of derision "She’s currently handcuffed to a table because it was the only way I could force her to eat She’s a fuckingapart and shattering into a million pieces and thenclose to her current state ofwith her so I knohat the hell has her so fucking afraid when she’s never had the godda"