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"Oh, trustyou won't ever recover frohed "Stop it Both of you" He planted a hand on the shoulder of each and pushed the Jonny needs to step up for years now And Jonny, you should've come to us to help you"

Fuck that Jonny seethed inside Outsiders had no idea how ed or what it took to enforce the catch-and-release program with predators who didn't want to think twice about what happened to their edly didn't vamp," Xander purred

"He took out twenty five vamps at once, I heard," Darian said

No part of Jonny wanted to bring Ashley into this, but neither was he ready to lose Xander's support If Dareed on how to handle this, Xander was always the tiebreaker

"Not a he A she," Jonny said quietly "Ashley is helpingyou?" Dahter?"

"I didn't fuck with her head She ain, just like I'ain?" Xander asked

A terse silence fell over theo with a version of the truth "My rules can't be broken by anyone, Natural or vamp or Guardian" He shot Damian a look "It's the only way I can enforce the catch-and-release program, with absolute obedience Ashley broke one of my rules She showed up at , any trespassing by non-vaive is to kill quickly"

Xander was listening intently

"She Fucked Up," Jonny enunciated slowly "And I couldn't appear weak in front of the ree for her doing exactly what I tell her to"

"Which is …" Da business"

"It'sbusiness isbusiness," Jonny said "You all don't have to like it"

More uncoularly, particularly Daht into what he was doing His protective instinct rose with Ashley, though, and with the idea of Dahter the loyal vamps he had under his control

"Why did she attack your headquarters?" Darian asked

Coño! He had to ask "Because," Jonny drew a deep breath, "her brother went ht I had hiue va me track them"