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“You have old eyes drifted up to ht inside of me I felt my breath hitch Wow, that was so with No wonder he had two super for his attention

“I do, but I think I have a better option for you It looks like you bulked up in the joint What are you pushing noo-eighty, two-ninety? You can hold your oith so up, double or nothing, and I’ll only take a fifteen percent cut instead ofclean, Nassir? I told you before that last fight you set up before I got locked up that I’ with amateur hour I don’t have any time for it”

“Out only for ademands You always did have balls the size of watermelons I’ll keep it as clean as I can”

“Do you actually have fifteen grand on hand to go double or nothing?”

I feltabout, but fifteen grand was a lot of uy my brother considered his best friend, and what kind of life had Race been living before he rode to my rescue?

“I’ve never shorted you, Bax I’ave a jerk of his head and cast me a look out of the corner of his eye

“You see Race around since he came back to town?”

The dark-haired man turned back to the computer he had in front of him “No He never cared for how I did business I haven’t seen him since he asked me to track down someone for him That was a month before your arrest”

Bax climbed to his feet “Who did he ask you to track down?”

The irl He was very intent about it I found her over in Carlson and passed the info along He was supposed to owe ot busted, so he was no use toat the h, so I’ or that he’s nowhere to be found”

My heart was thudding loudly in ht have toppled over if Bax hadn’t clairl I was from Carlson Race had used this smooth, obviously connected one to prison I was on his radar well before he had realized there would be no saving his best friend I wasn’t sure what to do with that infornificant

“Be here Friday, Bax I hope you remember what it’s like”

Bax just lifted an eyebrow “Youto keep your ass safe in the yard every day?”

Nassir laughed and I saw both his colaze over in arousal Man, he was potent

“Good point It really is good to see you, Bax”

Bax didn’t respond in kind, but gavethe way down the staircase Once ere back on the h I aled strides back to street level and the car

I had a million and one questions I wanted to fire at him, answers I wanted to demand, but his jaas locked and he looked mad Not at eneral, and I didn’t want any of that pointed inas I had onwhen to keep quiet and disappear into the background

We drove in silence for fifteen minutes out of the city I was surprised when he pulled the car to a stop in front of a cute little bungalow right on the border of the Point and the Hill This was a nice neighborhood Kids could play outside here Parents didn’t need bars on the s or handguns under their pillows That being said, I had no idea ere doing here or what I should do when Bax parked in the driveway and turned the loud engine off I turned to look at him and noticed his jaas clenched and that the star was throbbing as the vein under his skinto ask I didn’t think it waswas off, so I had to wade in

“Okay She won’telse out?”