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"Paxton, this isn’t the US," Leah whispered into hts here, so be careful"

I squeezed her hand to let her know that I’d heard her Of course I knew that, but at the moment, they wanted what I’d busted my ass for--what our docuiving it to the paperwork

"You do not get to tell us no," the officer said, his eyes flickering over ht shoulder

"Pax!" Leah screae settling overaway froround in the process Two steps andtouch her!"

"No!" Leah yelled as two of the officers tackled round, tiny rocks cutting into my skin

They yanked round, putting her behind him with Penna Little John ran toward us while Bobby yelled at the , simply saw the wide fear in Leah’s eyes as the same officer I punched walked over, flipped me to my back, and slaing inher back, then Little John lifting her over his shoulder They had to get her out of here She had to be safe They could take the fucking ca as they kept their hands off Leah

"I think one est officer said, and the third punch was delivered

Then I saw nothing

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Leah

Madagascar

"Where the fuck is it?" I screa apart the file in Paxton’s roo permits, so I knew it had to be here

"Leah, we’ve looked everywhere," Bobby said softly

"How is that possible? Where are the perainst the wall, his arainst his chest "He keeps the permits in his fire safe, and only puts out the ones for the next stunt You watchedto do?" They’d picked up Pax’s unconscious body, and when Landon had moved toward the officers, one had pulled a weapon on him, which I kneas the only reason he’d calmly handed over the other caer Penna’s life, or--as I was learning-- God-knohat to hi a police officer Or e could do to help him "Do we call the embassy?"

"The ship is on it," Penna proodda to be okay He’s Paxton Wilder They’d be insane to do anything to hurt hiet in to see hiot to find that permit, and then all of this will be cleared up"