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Molly looked like she’d been punched in the sto her "Baby, it’s all right Oh, God, I’m sorry, Emma Please, trust me I proot you that first ti back there I’ll keep you safe I won’t yell at Raain"

Ramsey stopped the Jeep He turned in his seat to face them "Emma," he said matter-of-factly, "take your hands away from your ears Now listen to me You won’t make those sounds any to say, you’ll say it, not scare the devil out ofthose sounds They terrifyhurtyou and your moht even yell back But nothing could make me leave you Do you hear me?"

A loud silence, and then, "You promise you won’t leave, Ramsey?"

"I proet used to me just as you did She won’t talk me out of it, no matter what kind of reasons she comes up with I’ll even play by her rules, for the tiht?"

She nodded slowly "I don’t like to hear you yelling"

"No, we don’t either But it’ll happen soh said"

Molly didn’t say a word She looked as if she wanted to fold up on herself She looked near the edge He felt like taking a strip off her, but he didn’t She htly patted her shoulder and said in that calm deep voice that served hiht, Molly You’ll see There’s nothing wrong with needing backup, and that’s how you can think of et out of here Emma, look out the rearIf you see a car behind us, you tellon you Keep sharp"

"I will"

"About those men," Molly said "Do you think it’s possible that they could have been after you and not Emma?"

"I don’t know"

"You’ve otten threats, particularly from that one woman whose husband died that day in the courtrooht, I have, but no one has tried to kill me before"