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She’d felt hie billboards proes of him and McKinley every few exits Then they exited the freeway Even with all the glitter and bright lights of Vegas, the enormous billboard that took up al both McKinley and Ayala facing off, outshined everything else on the strip

Nellie had to admit that, for a brief moment, even she’d felt rattled This was the er than life at the inable But just as he’d vowed to h she told him not to worry about it because she co any conflict into their relationship She saw and felt his loyalty to her She believed him when he promised her that he’d never hurt her No matter what she read or heard froive it so ht froh the main public entrance of the hotel, she i on They were everywhere Reynolds hadup the radio broadcast 5th Street booth overnight should already be there getting ready to set up She wanted toshe’d ordered for delivery had arrived There was another booth being set up not too far fro up

Detroit’s Hot 1075 has McKinley For The Win!

Highland Park Gy, she wouldn’t let it get to her Soyinal to include his hos for their youth as well She rolled her eyes and continued going through the list on her tablet of the things that should have been delivered that night

Loud male voices interrupted her concentration on the inventory, but she looked up only to see souys in suits and others in work clothes over by the McKinley booth, horsing around She went back to her list, checking things off as she confirot her attention This tiuys sounded heated Curiously, she looked up as a few of the others setting up the 5th Street booth looked over too To her absolute surprise, she had to look twice to be sure she saho she thought she was looking at Salanced at earlier Earlier, she’d only had a view of his back Now he stood arguing with the other guy in a suit A few flashes from cameras around the area went off

Nellie looked around The paparazzi were even more rampant now While they masqueraded as normal tourists, Nellie could tell who the real tourists were versus the vultures A few other actual tourists lifted their phones and took photos as well Could two guys arguing near McKinley’s calanced at Saain He was now headed toward her

"Oh, no," she whispered under her breath

The last thing she needed was for Abel to get wind of the idea that she was hanging around Saet this over as quickly and painlessly as she could The guy he’d been arguing with followed him, and Sauy who rese to you I already said no"

The other guy grabbed his aret whose side you’re on"

Sa In all the times she’d been around Saht-eyed She’d never seen the stony-faced Sam who approached her now

"Hey, babe, we need to talk"

His hand was in hers the second he reached her, and he kept walking She tried tugging her hand back and protesting, but he held it tight "II can’t right now I’"

"Don’t do this, Sa out "It’d never work out anyway You have to know that!"

Considering the scene that he and the other guy were already , she decided to not do what she really wanted to do and wrestle her hand free in front of the curious crowd "Where are we going? I can’t leave," she asked urgently in a lowered voice so as not to give the nosey people stopping to look at them a more animated show

They walked toward a door that read "staff only," and he pushed it open He turned around to face her as soon as the door closed behind them "Look, I don’t have a lot of tis for you are real, okay? They , but they are now"

She shook her head "Sa a bit more anxious with every word "No matter what you hear, no matter what anyone says," he tapped his heart, "what’s in here is real IWhat anyone says? She shook her head "Sam--"

"I’ll make it up to you--"

"Sa--"