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With every ounce of , I wanted to snort Useless? In his dreathis inforhest bidder, not theto kill me for that statement

He fixed a suspicious frown onabout?"

"I have so to pay lots ofthe file he’d stashed "A man with a vested interest in the health of your wife"

Thekind of dread fired his synapses and flooded his nervous systeh hi man But he decided to keep up the pretense "I have no idea who you’re talking about"

"Okay" I shrugged and headed for the door, when he grabbed ently and jerkedif I really kneho’d pay good money for his life

With a roll of my eyes, I said, "Luther, Dr Yost Luther Dean"

The emotion that swept over him was hard to put into words, but if I had to, I’d say it was one part astonish terror I realized in that moment that he’d had a run-in with Luther at some point He was too afraid not to have I found the idea fascinating Clearly Luther had been holding out on me

Left with no other choice, he ran back to what he knew A curtain fell over the second act, and the third stepped through it into the spotlight He pressed hishis features as he amped up the lost-puppy expression he’d used so successfully over the years I tried not to giggle

"Charlotte," he said, his voice soft, hesitant, "I know you have no reason to trust me, but I felt a connection to you fro, if you’ll just give me a chance"

"Really?" With my best doe-eyed expression, I stepped closer My breath quickened--mostly because I threw up a little in my mouth--and I bit my bottom lip in uncertainty before I said, "Because I’d have to be all kinds of stupid to trust you at this point, Keith"

He claether and turned away from me

"Howup iven"

"Shut up," he said, a sharp edge to his voice

"But I’ve just started Ingrid’s er "Yolanda’s niece" When the stillness of utter shock caoodness No thanks to you I wonder what that little girl’s father, Xander Pope, would pay for this inforo Dutch" He took a un, the one thing that would send hiet Teresa’s sister, Monica"