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I should want to string her up, want blood for blood, and who knows? Maybe if things had gone differently and Bax had pulled the trigger, I would indeed want all of that, but right now, all I could feel was pity Reeve had wanted an evil man dead that had hurt someone she loved, and I hadto continue to hurt and torture those I loved We just stared at each other, I don’t know if she really wanted redeoing to get it

“My brother almost died because they found him A very nice, decent man didn’t make it because you handed over that location I’ll heal from the knife wounds, they hurt but not nearly as un to his own head because he was that desperate to get me out of that warehouse alive I understand what happens when you make a deal with the devil, Reeve, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think you don’t deserve your ti hiain She blinked back the last of her tears and her roup ho to the cops to tell them what I’ve done I don’t knohat that ot so lost in what I was doing, in revenge and hate, I don’t even knoho I a to prevent fro to you Only you see all kinds of people trying to kill you can really be eye-opening, and Baxwell, let’s just say he makes me understand that there is ant to be and e ulti the right blend of those two parts of ourselves is really the only thing we can strive for When you go to the cops, youHe’s Bax’s brother, and if he knows you gave away o so hot for you”

“I’m so sorry, Dovie I know I screwed up and I hate that someone as honestly wonderful as you had to pay for it”

I lifted an eyebrow “I can payas the reward is worth it in the end”

Her smile went from sardonic to sad “You think your reward is Bax?”

“I think my reward is happiness, and I can’t be happy without hi in a place where that happens”

“It’s never going to be easy Giving everything you have to soed, but by now the painbut ony to run under the entire length of my skin

“Some boysthey are just better when they’re bad Bax is one of theht be one of theh for all of us to balance it out”

She laughed a little and I saw genuine reood, it’s you I wish you the best of luck, Dovie I really do”

“You too, Reeve”

I should’ve probably warned her that once Bax was out of jail, once he knew she was the reason Novak’s creeps had knohere to grab ht want to keep an eye out I could look past it, but soive

The nurse came back in and offered me some Jell-O and the blandest broth I had ever tasted I was tired again, but the fed at the doorin with his own protection detail, so I forced myself to stay awake

When he finally showed up, it took everything I had not to burst into sobs at the sight of him He looked like he had been run over by a truck, and the worry and concern in his aze had to reflect the elad you’re okay” His deep voice sounded like rocks rolling down the side of a cliff

“You too You look about as good as I feel”

He lierly picked up ers on my pulse It was a little thready and weak, but it was there

“You al in entle squeeze “I’m okay”