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"What if they kill hih the trouble of kidnapping him, which means they want their ransootiate with"

I handed her the phone "Rynda, the next time they call, you have to establish an emotional connection It’s critical Ask them questions If they answer, repeat the answer back to theree with you They need to get used to viewing you as being on their side Use your et upset and you can’t be hysterical Make theether and that you want them to succeed Get them to tell you what it is they want"

She took the phone and nodded

"You will be safer withyour cell You can take it with you"

"Don’t be ridiculous, Connor I’m a Prime in a house that’s built like a fortress and filled with aruards My kids are already freaked out, and you want us to ht here We have to stay right here, because we are waiting for Daddy to coan’s face promised a storm "Very well In that case, I’ll put a team on your house"

Rynda looked up at him, and there was steel in her eyes behind all the brittleness "No, you won’t We have our own security I appreciate the offer, but no I’ to take care of my kids If you want to helpI could say after that

Outside I took a deep breath "Do you want to explain to ," Cornelius said

"A rival House kidnapped George Neuan clarified "The FBI went in and lost over forty agents Nobody was convicted"

"How is that possible?"

Rogan shrugged "Connections and enough ets involved in our kidnappings This is House business We handle it ourselves"

Nice Another perk of being a House I hadn’t counted on: when you’re in trouble, law enforce on his phone "You should’ve helped me convince her to leave the house"

"She’s a mother and an empath She knows exactly how scared her kids are She feels they need stability and a fa her out of that house right now" I rubbed otiator to help her?"

"He’s on his way," Rogan said "He’s also an eotiators on the planet She just never had to use it She’ll step up"

"Could you help me understand?" Cornelius asked "Rynda’s mother never hesitated to use her power Rynda seean said "She realized froic made others feel uncomfortable She never wanted to ain"

"Did you clone her phone?"

Rogan winked at ," I said "I e already"

He stopped typing "And you didn’t show it to me?"

"If I showed it to you, Rynda would’ve seen it It would accohter" I headed to ?"

"Back to BioCore I have to convince Edward Sherwood to call House Rio and get an audience so I can elian said "I ran a financial analysis of BioCore House Sherwood isn’t a threat to anyone in its current state"

"I know, but I have to cross my t’s and dot my i’s"