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Besides, this was about Gage About whether he’d planted a mole in her coet his hands on her formula Whether he’d become a man she could trust

She scowled “I wanted to knoas going from your chair”

He took in her dark expression without co But it’s only been a week and Robbie will be a big part of o”

And soh her nerves like water torture “What does that h?”

It would be exactly what she’d been expecting Sorry, this thing between us has run its course That’s what she’d prepared for

His brow furrowed and he abandoned his drink to focus on her “No, it means it’s a complexity in an already shaky situation”

“Shaky how?” she whispered “Do you have so you need to tell me?”

Oh, God, as she going to do if he caht out and confessed? He was bound to have some kind of rationale, like he’d only planned to use Rebecca to gather infore or he’d say that technically, he hadn’t done anything illegal

“Cass, you’re tre”

Clearly concerned, he tried to grip her hand but she yanked it ahacking her nearly eranite bar Gage, bless his honed reflexes, caught the stemware before it shattered on the travertine tile below, but the trail of wine across her light brown counters would stain

Good Soain No emotions, she scolded herself Brazen it out Don’t let hi on inside

“You didn’t answer my question,” she said, pleased at how calmly she delivered the statement And how coolly she wiped up the spilled ith careful, even strokes “If our situation is shaky, what’sit that way?”

“The foro to hell when I called about Robbie But you didn’t” He watched her closely but she refused to aze