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“Yeah, right” He ran a hand over his face His eyes were so grainy they hurt “Whenconfidential info, I just hope you have a job forfor the door

“Don’t worry” Pak’s soft voice “I will”

Pak waited for the cop to leave A good guy, if too grounded in hulanced at the manila file, then picked up his cell phone Dee’s nurammed in the phone because she was one of the feho e was short Sio to jail He’d never let that happen

Stick to the case Kill the Born Bastard

Before the Born succeeded in killing her

“Why didn’t they kill an to appear on the horizon

Dawn Her favorite tiht’s ass across the sky

Simon sat next to her They were on his back porch S chairs that reminded her too much of her past

At her question, he turned to her and his eyes see?”

“Don’t know” She wouldn’t have asked the question if she knew What was this, so me up, and—”

Her pocket vibrated No, her phone She’d jerked on her jeans earlier, knotted Simon’s shirt at her waist, and tried to feel normal She’d even found her phone, checked the battery, and thought about calling Pak

She’d also realized that if the vaht be ass-deep in cops So she’d waited

Protocol for an agent in trouble was to wait, stay low for twenty-four hours, then seek contact

Unless a superior froht Watch contacted first

She pulled out her phone Punched the buttons until she saw her text, then her breath whistled out “Das followed her Dee licked her lips and glanced up at hiaze had definitely heated with the swipe of her tongue Her heartbeat kicked up a notch “Can I stay with you? Just for a day or two?”

His gaze was still on heras you want” The words were a dark ru into bed soon Her head was better now The swelling had eased No more black spots danced before her eyes

Simon had pushed for a visit to the hospital, but she hadn’t wanted to risk that

Va out in hospitals Talk about free and easy access to a blood supply

If she’d had double vision, if she’d passed out, if she’d vomited on Simon’s sexy self, then, yeah, she would have found a doctor

But it looked like she’d pull through

And that she’d get to juThe protecting She wasn’t quite sure how to act with him But twice, twice, he’d saved her butt from the flames

“You’ll do the same for …it was off Not, you’d do the sah “Don’t worry I always pay o inside”

His hold seeht “Uh, okay”