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“Or you could be seeing things”

“Whose side are you on?” Dawg asked

“I don’t take sides, but if it was going to costThis life is not for everyone”

Paul knew that better than anyone as his as having a hard ti

“Was there anything else in Lori’s past that could perhaps shohy she’s reluctant?”

“Dawg, et off on the violence and blood”

“This isn’t about that Soed her, and I don’t knohat it is She’s different from other women She makes me happy”

Paul sighed “And what if you only make her miserable?”

“I’ue with you about this”

His brother held his hands up “I’ facts You normally like it when I do that”

“Not today I’ot to say” He ended the conversation, staring out theas he did

Lori would come around to his life She’d have to She didn’t have a choice The ht of her, any choice she once had disappeared He wasn’t willing to share, not now, not ever

There was so

Pulling out his cell phone, he put a call through to his informant in the police force

“I got you everything that is linked to that file, sir,” Andrew said

“You’re sure Nothing es?”

“There’s nothing about Lori Kinsley She’s a good, hard-working wo to hide”

He heard the confusion in Andrew’s voice, and he ended the call

“Here’s a thought for you,” Paul said “Why don’t you just ask her?”

Ignoring his brother, he sat back and tapped his knee Soht He didn’t understand it

He’d find out the truth though, one way or another

Work didn’t help Lori forget aiting for her back at ho with his arry about that, she’d enjoyed it In fact, she’d lain back for severalhis arms around her