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Ja “Hunter! Open the door!”

For aThen the door opens, and I see Ryan, looking completely wrecked

Immediately, Jamie launches herself at hiainst him

Ryan meets Damien’s eyes, and I can al between the to have to clean up?

And, yes, Damien would clean it up—of that las the Sex Tape Prick, Da in his power to see that Ryan not only got off easy, but that the wo parade

For a moment, Ryan doesn’taside, silently letting us pass

Inside, Douglas is on the sofa clutching his stomach, his face so drained of blood it is almost translucent “Fucker kicked the shit out of me”

“And you deserved it,” Da fu boy there says I threatened to sell a tape of me and Jamie to TMZ or some such shit, but it ain’t true, er now, and although she’s still holding tight to Ryan’s hand, she’s standing on her own, and her face is on fire with anger “Youto believe your bullshit now?”

“Hey, it’s true I don’t kno anyone got their hands on that file Musta hacked , because it wasn’tpussy Howchicks without their knowledge?”

“How et in jail, you sick perv?” Jah his hair,it stand on end “This isn’t on me Christ, I swear”

In an instant, Ryan is across the roolas by the collar and hauls hilas looks so terrified that I’m surprised he hasn’t pissed himself

For a moment, no one in the room breathes Then Ryan tosses him back down “You’re not even worth it,” he says, then turns away He walks toward the door, taking Jamie’s hand as he does, and wordlessly leaves

I start to follow, but then stop when I see Da behind He meets the otherto find out who threatened to leak that tape, and if it coentle kiss good night coh Do we understand each other?”

If I’d thought that Douglas was pale before, I’d been seriously wrong I watch now as every last bit of blood fades from his face He starts to nod, but Damien has already turned away; he’s made his point

Once we are on the sideith Ryan and Jamie, Damien puts his arm around Jamie’s shoulder, then meets Ryan’s eyes “I’ll pay”