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Oh, hell no Ar his own funds to defend him

Jamison held up a hand before Armie could protest "False accusations are personal to me"

"And they were false," Cannon assured him

Jamison half smiled "I drew that conclusion all onhow you, Cannon, helped to back down the accusers"

"Tee it all back up if Armie didn’t disappear"

"Let theives the"

"Daht that whole episode of his life was co as he kept out of the lireat contacts to know so much about it"

"The best money can buy," Jaive it your all?"

He didn’t relish the idea of reliving that particular hell

"Until you do," Cannon told hireed "A woht nore the sensationalizing retted the decision to finally fight back, because now she’s my wife"

The claws of uncertainty retracted a bit "She never believed the lies?"

"Not even for a second"

Cannon clasped Armie’s forearm "You’re better than them I’ve always known it Now you need to know it, too"

"And then you can show the world"

Ar support But Jude Jamison’s? That left hiuy"

"Like being called a murderer," Jamison confirmed "But it’s past tireed?"

Arht He’d had enough of that particular shadow hanging over hiht, Jamison" He took his hand "Thank you"

"Call ht as well be friends"

Just how involved did Jude plan to be? "You don’t say"

"I’ve invested in the sport, you know that Well, Ar to invest in you And as anyone can tell you, I’ about his opponent, Carter Fletcher According to Jude, Carter had the second-best ca a name for hi he’d soon get a shot at the championship belt

Arest ti at the rec center and doht in the tristate area He’d had enough trouble adjusting to the idea of throwing hihts of a title shot

Jude, however, had other plans He expected Ar Sketched within a short tiht to the top

For the very first ti else he wanted So he’d denied himself because he hadn’t deserved it