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She paused for a longon the inside of her cheek

She’s going to arrestto lock me up and Cut will hurt hiet better soon" Turning off her torch, she waved h "Go on Get home and sleep You look positively drawn out"

"I will"

Unfortunately, I had no idea how many hours I had to breathe I wouldn’t sleep…I wouldn’t waste a est sleep i in Cut’s footsteps toward the exit

I’ve won but at what cost?

Cut’s dialand undetected, and I’d just condemned Jethro to a life of hell when I paid the Final Debt

NO MATTER WHAT I offered Marquise, he didn’t bite

He flat-out fucking ignoredlike a troll in the corner I hated he had reception down here It used to be that being nal, but that was before technology and routers and modems

My shoulder screamed for mercy like it had for the past few hours My neck ached fro on the floor and my headache flickered with hazy tiredness

I wanted to sleep but couldn’t

If I were concussed--which I feared I was from the car accident--I couldn’t afford not to wake up I had to keep going Keep trying

Blood slicked et free I’d hoped, once I broke the skin, that the cried the twine and wrapped it tighter

Nila

Was she on a plane now?

Had Cut helped her through security?

"What tinant silence We hadn’t talked since Marquise informedout I would remember the pain I was currently in with fondness once Marquise started delivering

Marquise looked up froer to leave" I cleared my throat, desperate for some water Not that I’d ask him for some He’d only taunt and torture "Come on Name your price"

He chuckled "You don’t have a clue, do you? You think you’re in charge You’re not I know the way your family’s wealth moves Bonnie is the one with full jurisdiction and she’s the one I work for You have no randmother, and I bet that pisses you the fuck off"

I clenched er do you think she’ll last?"