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"She’s talking about Song" Owen’s voice was s problem for me and I appreciate it" Her assistant opened a door into a dark hallway and we had no option but to follow her "Forgive uards ran their hands over the two assassins, searching for and re the weapons they had tucked away When no one made a move in my direction, I didn’t offer up any of the items I’d hidden away onto killdown into another hallway The further ent from the crowd in the casino, the more nervous I beca A time" She stopped in front of a door and pulled a key out of her pocket "We were looking for someone else and you happened to fit her description"

"Tessa" I watched as she pulled a key from her pocket and opened the door

"Yes, your friend" Maria walked into the office and I realized it was the first door I’d seen her open

"Why do you want to kill Tessa?" The office was mostly bare A desk, a couple of chairs, and one computer As we crowded in, Patrick took a spot by Maria’s desk and several of the guards covered the door The na of mine"

"Your issue is with him Leave Ava out of it" Owen stepped forward, his arers at the door

"No I won’t just let you hurt Tessa" I leaned forward "I don’t knohat Danny has that is yours, but keep the ravation in Owen’s tone was clear

"It’s not about the money" Maria sat down behind her desk "I want the piece That’s why I coet it for me"

"You mean it’s the principle," Owen said

"There is that, too" Maria smiled "I can’t let people think it’s okay to back out of deals"

"You can’t hurt Tessa" I glared at Maria "This isn’t her fault"

"How do you know?" Maria folded her hands on her desk "Have you spoken to her? She chose to ht be her fault Perhaps when she left you at her apartment, she knew you’d be in trouble"