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"Yes Givingthe SUV, Jesse pulled her close and spoke gently "BabyI ask this without judgment: If you don’t like to visit him, why do you?"

"When I was sixteen, Tess had trouble with her boss Sexual harassment She made a complaint, and he set out to ruin her reputation; basically portrayed her as ‘the office slut’ She’d come home froentle person Not tough when it cos like that Ihi about it or even look interested Two days later, her boss pleaded guilty to sexual harassned"

"Clive found so I expected him to proudly declare that, yes, he fixed the situation so I’d feel indebted to hi about I could tell he was lying I still don’t really understand why he lied But it shows that even cruel people can do good things for a wo the stress from her aunt’s life, Harley could at least take time out of her own life to visit him now and then

Jesse kissed her forehead "Maybe it was his way of repaying Tess for caring for you the way he isn’t capable of doing"

"Maybe Can we go home now?"

"Home works for me"

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Sitting at the dining table in the e with Ally, Harley explained her plans for the club she would soon officially own, having worked out an agreement with her old boss "I contacted the shifter bands and DJs who I’ve enjoyed perforside in the past;at the club"

"On a per her pen on her notepad

Harley shrugged "It depends how much they like the club Some may do it as part of a tour" She checked the clock, disappointed to see it wasn’t even time for lunch yet Jesse had left shortly after breakfast to pay a visit to Hector’s parents, but it seeone for several hours She and her cat werehim and hadn’t wanted him to leave, but they also understood that he had duties that couldn’t be ignored

"In teran Derren, "how e, so four bartenders working in shifts of tould be enough," replied Harley "I’ll also need two bouncers working on the door at one tis"

"Idown Harley’s answer "She thinks it’s a great idea and that it ht be wise to use at least one of her enforcers as a nized as Phoenix wolves, and it will be a visual re around will have to deal with both our pack and theirs"

Eli nodded a few times "That makes sense"

"Makenna said that one of the loners orks at the shelter used to work at a bar" Ally tilted her head "You probably met her at Cassidy’s party: her name’s Madisyn"

Harley searched her memory "Oh yeah, she’s a cat shifter" Harley hadn’t been able to sense what breed, though "I like her If she’s interested, we can definitely talk"