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"Apparently they do--when theyoff Dash’s autoht be sroup But only for a weekend If Logan and Reese can’tover"

"We’ll be on it," Logan told her "We’ve got plenty to ith now"

"Discreetly seeing what the senior Peterson has been up to, looking into the custo the sho broke in here" Reese rubbed his hands together "Three days, counting today I think we should have so to know the guy who broke in That’s bound to be a lead of some sort And by now it’s all over the street that the depart will turn up"

Rather than be reassured, Margo looked unhappy to beall the police work "I want to be kept apprised of every single detail I want to be updated at least twice a day I want--"

"To run us like puppets, yeah, we get it" Logan clasped her shoulder "You know da"

"But she does it so well," Reese said

To forestall any fireworks, Dash sot about twenty minutes before we have to leave" He kissed her forehead "Are you hungry? Want et dressed?"

To his surprise, she leaned into hi up his chest as shecuddled "I’ry, but thanks"

It took Dash a second, and then his ar her close Such a paradox Near her ear, he whispered, "You’re okay?"

"Yes" She rested there only a h, she stepped away "I can be ready in ten"

Knowing the turn of events wore on her, Dash watched her leave the rooet clothes, then back into the hall bathroo his brother and Reese to once again act ridiculous

Logan surprised hi her like that"

"Easygoing," Reese said, agreeing "I wouldn’t have believed it, since she’s usually hard as nails, but it suits her"

Unaccountably pleased, Dash nodded "It suits her when she’s with et--" Roent to sit by the dozing cat "--she’s still an alpha fean pointed out "But I iaret will balance it as well as Pepper does"

"It occurs to an"

Knohere he was going with his coan said, "And you?"

Reese nodded "You wouldn’t be content with some sweet little bit of fluff no ht be"

Rowdy looked up "Luckily for hio is all of the above"

It still nettled Dash to hear Rowdy speak so fa At least until the knock sounded on the door They all looked up with menace Oh, it would just be too perfect if that was her father, showing up to see the dae he’d caused

Dash strode forward, followed closely by Logan He looked out the peephole, but didn’t recognize the an said with a note of surprise, "Commander" He stepped back to allow hi you"

Dan Ford, tall and fit, with silver hair and dark eyes, stepped in as if he owned the place He scowled at the small crowd, sniffed the air with suspicion and narrowed his eyes "Where the hell is Margaret?"

FROM THE ROOF of a building a block away, flat on his belly, Toby surveyed the building where the girl and her grandpa lived He had the side view, so he could see the front, back and south side of the aged redbrick building

He didn’t doubt that so wooden door But around back, a narrow baseh shadows to hbors back there--just a noise-reduction wall that separated the old houses frorew up and around an old separate garage that looked ready to crurounddidn’t look real secure And it was sht fit--but it’d probably work Later, he’d check it out Or maybe pay soet locked up for Curtis, the crazy bastard Sure, he enjoyed the pay, and the fking wasn’t bad, either He grinned at his own huet laid He could get so special about the depravity of what the brothers had set up, the thrill of the taboo Nothing was sexier than a woainst her will, recording all hersounds, her desperation and eventual defeatit made a man feel like a man

Curtis liked to share his little creations with other rich assles who craved the real deal instead of the absurd pn supplied by lousy actors

They liked to see it, but were afraid of doing it the it, but he didn’t want to get busted for it And why should he? Moving to another area would be a piece of cake Why fk with problems when they didn’t need to?

But Curtis He could be blinded by determination He often saw insults where none existed Because of his wealth, he was spoiled, powerful enough that he felt authorized to do just as he pleased and to hell with the consequences

At times, he was so violent that Toby kneasn’t entirely sane Left to his own devices, Curtis would get busted and they’d all go down

But Toby planned to continue enjoying the game, so so the little ponytail at the pawnshop, well, he wanted her He wanted to tie her down and take his tile, and he wanted it all recorded

So he could enjoy watching it again and again

Curtis and Saul could rape the crazy-ass cop if they wanted Toby just wanted to kill her Quick and clean

Goddamn Curtis and his stupid, risky schemes