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"No" The as harsh and his eyes flicked in my direction

"Owen, I won’t let him have her" Mavis finally looked back over at me "I would make sure you were unharmed"

"Why take me?" I twisted the napkin in ot a price on your head I can offer you as a trade" Mavis shrugged

"No" Owens fist sla people around us

"A trade for what?" I ignored hi Despite her overt flirting with Owen and her po behind her eyes There was intelligence there; I just hadn’t decided if it worked for good or evil

"Laura" Mavis’s eyes grew dark with anger "My friend’s sister"

For aexcept the horror that the girland how bad I felt for her sister The worry and fear wouldhot adrenaline, deter had to be done This had to stop

"Okay--"

"Absolutely not" Owen shook his head "You are not taking Ava into that place It is a pen of vipers I’m sorry about your friend I’ Ava in there as a trade" He leaned forward and looked at me "I won’t risk it End of story"

It was odd, to feel co myself as collateral, and then to compare it to the panic in his eyes

"You can come in the back while he’s distracted" Mavis’s words were quiet "There are two guards at each door and one that stays with Marcus If I’uards quietly and slip in You know the house and how to get in, where to hide It would be simple"

"No" Owen stood up and pulled his wallet out He threw a few bills on the table and held his hand out to me "Ava?"

"We should talk about this" I crossed my arrowl as if he hadn’t wanted to say theet hurt"