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"We can both help her" Rafe smiled "She has no idea what she’s in for now that I hold her note I’ sure she pays off the rest of Lucky’s loan ASAP The sooner all ties with that bitch are broken, the better"

"Good" I glanced at a clock on his wall "I need to go I’ over to see Ian now"

"Why?" Rafe opened the office door and the loud music after the quiet in the well-insulated office was a shock But the steady beat ed to kill s off my chest Yes, he helped me find out what I was But he also lied to s" I walked toward the front door, Rafe byto Scotland?"

"Ray’s chartering a plane fordeal but Diana’s words were haunting me Only whores asked their lovers for money I hadn’t asked But as the difference, really? I’d accepted quickly enough when it had been offered Like I usually did Money, favors, bodyguards Rafe was staring atup eh it was beco harder and harder to do

Rafe shook his head "Are you sure you don’t have us all under soet les my mind"

"Yeah It’s nuts, isn’t it? But Ray insisted He hopes, I think, that Blade will slaed a shrug, likein the balance

Rafe leaned against the door fraht is a little steep for a ‘friend’ to pay for Or is there o"

"No, you don’t" Rafe examined me closely "Shit, you did it Finally slept with hiuy’s like my fantasy man, Rafe!" Yes, I sounded defensive

"The surprise was that it took you so long" Rafe had a rueful grin "Couy pursued you hard and fast I kne you felt about hiroupie"

"Oh, yeah" I flushed again "I’ the way he looked so serious standing there "Guess I’d better go Bye" He didn’t say another word as I hurried out the door

When I got outside, I stopped and took a minute Rafe I would never have a better friend and I hoped he could find souilty…

"Get over here before s you by your hair" The voice caht you had a date" I strolled over to where Lucky and her two hench to be late?"

"I believe in e" Lucky raised a coral-painted nail "Now letYou think you’re all that with your statue trick but I’ notice I’ve had feelers out to find a way around that I’ you down You hear ets aith it"

"I’ jazz hands

"You should be" Lucky jabbed her fingernail into"Bitch You owe me We had a contract and I want it honored"

I was all set to vanish out of there, when I felt an aruard had been too quick for ie had warned me that you couldn’t dematerialize if someone anchored you in place with a touch

"You really don’t want to do that, chica" He growled it in htly accented Hispanic Probably one of the varated here froood looks