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"A little," I ? All this undercover work, and I was hanging out with the ene

Fuck, I can’t breathe

"Good I’ht" Doc relaxes back into the couch, his nerves no longer evident "It’ll ape at him "What easier?"

Doc is Es she o there

"To ask you for your help" He sets his hat aside on the cushion and rests his arhter, while co you’ve noticed--has a lot of flaws on the inside I’ve tried to break them out of her, but like s I couldn’t break her of anting to leave hoet her hoood Once Ee it"

"Okay" I’m uncertain of what he wants fro why the hell I’ my mind "First, you should know that I trust you You’ve proven that tiht, you passed ht was just a test?"

"Well, technically The man did ruin my son, but I took his death as an opportunity to see how you’d react in a situation like that, if you’d panic or break down You handled it calether, took the wheel when I asked you to, and most importantly, kept your ers twitch to grab the gun tucked in the back of my jeans But when he removes his hand, in his palm is a key

"I want you to keep an eye on Eot more enemies than she even realizes" He sticks out his hand toward et in there"

I reach to take the key, but he clasps his hands around the lass as the wind howls from outside

"Ryler, I need to make sure you’ll protect her with your life I need you to pro happens, she’ll co a lot, but it’s ihter is more important than she even realizes"

I pluck the key fro, but I have to ask If she’s so iuard would be better?"

He smiles eerily "You act as if you two barely know each other I know you’ve gotten close and hter trusts you, whichhappens You should know that she very unstable Sos for what they are She can be toxic and dangerous Again, even more than she realizes I need someone to handle her" His eyes bore a hole into my head "Not only does she trust you with some of her secrets, but she trusts you I know you can protect her I think, for now, it’s the perfect solution to keep her safe"

My pulse pounds deafeningly inside htforwardly, as if he knows E she has Just how much does he know?

"How do you know she trusts rin widens "So, what do you say, Ryler? Do we have a deal?" He extends his hand to h? It’s not a big one… just about Haven, and… Well, she won’t leaveyou need is for Haven to distract you; I kno she can get I’ll make sure she leaves you alone so you can put all of your attention on keeping EA look of the devil himself I shouldn’tif I don’t And, even though I hate it, a thought prickles in the back of ht knohere the warehouse is

Besides, I don’t think I really have a choice DocEmery became h I feel tooEmery in the back Still, I take Doc’s hand anda deal with the devil, hoping I don’t wind up selling my soul at the end of all of this

Chapter 12

Dirty Little Secret

Ee? It’s pretty h school The teachers still love to hear themselves talk The students still rarely listen

I still absorb everything, seeking good grades like I did in high school But unlike high school, I’ to let my father blow this for me The scar on my back throbs as I think about the note he left on the door

He’s in Lara to try to take hhome?