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Wrapping her arms around hi a ive the tile day of what she’d done

Did he know?

Had her father told him her secret?

She didn’t know, and right then, she didn’t care

Dawg picked her up in his arms and carried her over to the bed

He held her all night long, and she didn’t fight hi was over, but she didn’t know if she could bring herself to love hihts that she pushed them to one side, and instead focused on his ar else could wait until tomorrow

Chapter Seven

“She’s not packed her bag yet, or called you all different kinds of scu by his side

They alking down the street, heading toward one of their underground fight clubs There had been a dispute between two of his fighters, and he’d been called to settle it Like always, his brother ith him

Paul was pretty handy with a crowbar

“Lori’s not leaving, ever,” he said

“Does she know that?”

“Yes”

“Why do I feel you’re lying, brother?” Paul asked with a smirk

“You can think what you like”

“You are aware that you can ask a woman to marry you, and you don’t need to lock her into a contract or anything, or blackmail her?”

Dawg didn’t see what his brother was finding so alared at him

Paul held his hands up “I’m sorry, okay I just find this really funny I shouldn’t, should I? You and Lori being a thing that she doesn’t even know about”

He ignored Paul’s jibes as they entered the gyain ignored the ing

Ortiz was there, waiting Bothheld down by several men, and he looked between each of them

“You want to tell me what the problem is here?”

“They’re fixing fights,” Ortiz said “Making bets on ould win and ill lose”