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"Did I scare you?" he asked

"Yes"

"I’o toe-to-toe with hi dawned on him "Wait You were scared for ht When he armors up, he can’t sweat He has a li The erous"

"I didn’t rush into the fight It was a calculated risk," he said

Oh well, thatbetter, then, doesn’t it? "You could’ve picked up a tree and smashed him with it"

"That would take care of Dave, but not his family House Madero doesn’t understand telekinesis They understand brute force and broken bones I sent a h so even they won’t misinterpret it"

Well, he had a point They wouldn’t ain

"There is a difference between self-defense and torture I understand why you broke his ars"

He didn’t say anything

"Occasionally there will be tier," I said

"I know"

"There may not always be a Dave handy"

"I knowI’ll learn to deal with it But I will protect you, Nevada, no matter what it costs lad you stopped lad"

I was probably the only one who could If it was one of his guys, he would’ve just kept going And the next tis

I understood why Rynda was trying so hard to ingratiate herself to hian cared about you, he would stop at nothing to keep you safe If he and I ever had a fa his children? I pictured what Rogan’s children ht be like Smart, and beautiful, and deadly And i into everything, trying everything, and not understanding the word no

His eyes had iced over again When Olivia Charles had killed his people, Rogan went into a griht, ice, and revenge I had dragged hiain

We passed the checkpoint and I parked the car in front of his HQ He released his seat belt and studied y, all of it dark

"Sos I can’t help," he said

"I know"

"But I’ll try"

"That’s all I ask"