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In esture of mutual surrender, lowered his oeapon and dropped it on the ground Then, with the gentlest of pushes, he easedthe instant Garrett raised his gun again

"Garrett, no," I said, but it was too late

In the space of time it took a cobra to strike, Reyes relieved Garrett of the weapon and had it aimed at his head point-blank, an appreciative smile on his face

Garrett blinked, realized what happened, then stumbled back with ar in un

Garrett backed down the dark hall as Reyes pulled me into the threshold between us He looked down at me, able to see both Garrett and me at the sah disappointed that I’d worried "Unless I have to" He said the last while studying Garrett Without taking his eyes off him, he took my chin into his hand and placed the softest kiss on one In a heartbeat, he was out aabout the size of a postage stamp, like an animal, a blur of sleek fur and muscle

Garrett rushed pastback the anger that consumed him He turned toward me "Nice"

"Hey," I said to his back as he stalked out of the room and down the hall "I didn’t knoas here And you didn’t have to come in"

"I orried about you," he said, an ice-cold conteaze wander to the front of my jeans

I threw the oven mitts aside and refastened the his head, and started for the door again

"Cookie called h to come out here by yourself"

"Fuck you," I said I didn’t have to explainaround hi an escaped , and Reyes didn’t kill his father," I said, frustration sharpening my voice

"Not his father Farley Scanlon"

I blinked in surprise "What? You think he killed Farley Scanlon?"

He laughed, the sound harsh as it echoed off the cheap wood paneling "If the razor-sharp blade fits"

"Garrett, wait," I said, running after hiet the cops here before he gets too far" He took out his phone and dialed 911

"No," I said, grabbing his phone before he could stop h

"What the fuck are you doing?" He reached for his phone

I jerked it back "Keeping it for a while" I hurried to Misery and started her up He followed me and opened the driver’s door before I could lock it

"Give me the phone," he said froer seething inside him had turned his aura to a smoky black I’d never seen Garrett so furious before