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"I know" He squeezed Cannon’s shoulder "Hustle it up, okay? No matter what she says or does, she needs you a lot e still pulsing through his veins, Cannon wondered if that was true As far as he could tell, Yvette resented needing anyone--hiht noas a major distraction from what needed to be done

He found Armie exactly where he expected hi plans They were outside together, standing far enough away from the cops not to be overheard

Armie spotted hiot the ball rolling"

"Thanks" Torn bethere he wanted to be and what he wanted to do, he clenched and unclenched his fists "I can’t go anywhere tonight--"

"Daaze re "Stay with her We’ll canvass the usual places"

"And ask the usual questions," Denver added "Anything concrete turns up, we’ll let you know"

"Otherwise, you’ll hear fro" Armie flexed his bare shoulders "If he’s anywhere around here, we’ll know"

"I want a second pair of eyes on her" Cannon knew his own considerable ability He could handle just about any physical confrontation But if Heath decided to start shooting, well, who the hell knehat could happen? No way did he want her left alone with the bastard

In this neighborhood there were plenty of young guys looking for a fast buck He’d invested a lot of tis The rec center helped a lot with that Soitimate jobs--but not all

When it suited his purposes, Cannon didn’tsoal He would never hand over front-line protection for Yvette, but as backup? As an extra observer?

A in for them both

"So" Armie shoved his hands into his pockets "You’re still red eyed and looking fierce"

Hands on his hips, head down, Cannon admitted the obvious "I’ve never been this"

"Out of control?"

Cannon closed his eyes, dragged in a deep breath of the thick evening air "I wanted to kill hied Cannon with his shoulder "But won’t it be more fun to have the fk rot in jail?"

"No"

"Look at it this way," Armie said, never one to quit "Did you really want Yvette to witness you diseroan, escaped hi, too"

"Ho What’s this? You wanted her to start bawling and go all hysterical? Because I have to say, I hate that shit"

"Ditto," Stack said

"Sareed