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“So for nearly atheback in his chair

He grabbed the little stress ball he saw on Ortiz’s desk, and squeezed it

Staring past his brother’s shoulder at the clock, he began to think Lori would be getting home soon, but he didn’t mind that Several of his men were always near wherever she was

Not only did he have a guard within the building who shadowed her, he made sure men were on the street, always there

Louis Saint was nothing but a small fish in a pond full of sharks, but he didn’t understand what he got from this besides money

“Bring Ortiz in here,” he said

Paul left to grab the ht

Kids, he wanted a bunch of them

Even though his profession always left a lot to be desired, he happened to love kids, and donated a great deal of es, and several children’s charities He wondered if Lori wanted kids

Pushing those thoughts aside, he focused on the man that entered the office

“Were those two du asked

“The office is always open to the fighters to get whatever they need”

Dawg tapped his fingers on the desk “And you’re not here all the time?”

“No Training is always happening You said to make sure they had access to this place at all times”

“What are you thinking, Dawg?” Paul asked

He squeezed the ball even tighter “If this office wasn’t closed and locked when you left, and any of the fighters could come in, it means Louis could come in”

“What does he have to gain by co in here?” Paul asked

Dawg stood up, holding up the book “If he’s ever gotten hold of this, it would be really siures Thoseit elsewhere He saw the book He knehat kind ofin Just by throwing a few fights, he was bringing in five figures” He dropped the book to the desk

“I always put that book away, Dawg It’s always locked up tight”

“Put it away”

Ortiz grabbed the book and stashed it away in a filing cabinet with a lock and key

Dawgcabinet, and with a few quick touches, the filing cabinet beca open “He took the book, looked it over, and placed it back”

“He sneaked up behind us,” Paul said

“I want all thesaid “Take a few days”

“What are you going to do?” Paul asked