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Jesse leaned slightly into the open"You sure you don’t want additional company? It wouldn’t hurt the pack for ’s been quiet and peaceful for a while now We’ve had no trouble at all"

An odd note in the enforcer’s voice made Zander’s mouth curve "You’re bored out of your , isn’t it?" said Jesse, rueful "But I’m a person of action There’s been no action"

"You’re too whipped to cope without your ht, Jesse, so stop with the growling"

"I could bring Harley along," Jesse offered

Zander shook his head "She has the club to run and performances scheduled And really, Jesse, do you want her exposed to Rory? Because I don’t"

Jesse sighed "No" He pushed away from the SUV "If you need any kind of backup, you call nition "Will do"

CHAPTER TWO

If you’re so innocent, why didn’t you call ht to report the incident?" challenged Colt

Leaning back in her rocker with her legs propped up on the wooden rail of the porch, ankles crossed, Gwen lifted a brow "And the point of that would have beenwhat, exactly? You wouldn’t have done any, you know, police work"

The sheriff perched his hands on his narrow hips He was a good-looking guy Broad and rugged He was also a high-and-ood bitch slapand to have someone stick an oyster fork in his eye because, you know, it would just be fun to watch

His nostrils flared "Unless you want to find yourself in lockup, don’t question my ability to do my job Brandt claims that you attacked him with a bat, so that may well happen anyway"

"Attacked him? The bat barely clipped his jaw" Okay, that was an understatement, but whatever

"Then how do you explain all his injuries?"

"He was already hurt when he got here I only struck him with the bat once, and it wouldn’t have happened if he hadn’t brought it with him"

Colt’s brow furrowed "Brandt says the bat is yours"

"It has ‘Brandt’ scrawled on it" She pointed to the bat leaning against the wall She’d grabbed it when she saw the sheriff’s car pull up

Colt picked it up and exas are old"