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She narrowed her eyes "What does that mean?"

He slid his hands from her face down to her shoulders "I met with Brad earlier"

"Brad as into meet er "I didn’t tell you because you would have insisted on co, and then I wouldn’t have found out whatever it was that he wanted to say because he’d have minded his words in front of you"

"And what did he want to say?" She clenched her hands when he hesitated "Trick, tell awked "He offered you fifty thousand dollars to walk away fro it at Marcia’s request, but he was lying That was all hiht have known about it--if she did, she’d probably even approved of it--but bribingached froround check on h he’d been told that she was trulyit would make me walk away so that you’d never have to know"

Frankie should have been angry at the news Instead the swell of e only the ache of betrayal She wouldn’t have thought that Brad would ever do so so sly and devious--it seemed so out of character for him But then, he’d lied to her all these years, hadn’t he? So ed her closer "I didn’t want to tell you about this, because I kne much it would hurt you But there shouldn’t be lies between s from you"

"You kept it froree that youHe would never have said any of that shit in front of utted Trick He rested his forehead on hers "I hate that they do this to you"

Yeah, so did Frankie She backed away, sing hard "I’ to sit out on the balcony for a while" He moved so silently that she didn’t even realize he’d followed her until he took the patio chair beside hers

At the impatient look she tossed at him, Trick raised his hands "I won’t touch you, I won’t speak to you, but I also won’t leave you on your own I’m here if you want to talk If you don’t, that’s fine But I don’t want you to be alone, so don’t ask aze to the scenery "Aard fucker"

"I’ve been called worse" As he’d pro the view, her gaze focused inward That proer she didn’ton in her pretty little head, and he worried that it was so to like

Still, he kept his mouth shut and didn’t reach out to touch her as he so badly wanted to No, not wanted Needed Not just to calm and reassure himself that she was physically fine, but because the drive to soothe pounded through hie that hurt

His anted the freedole, and kill Wanted to see and smell and taste Drake’s blood Not even his htened in her chair and twisted to face him "Get ready"