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“It’s great,” she said “Thank you” As she nibbled the toast, he sat across fro in thick, giving hie She wondered how old he was Wondered why he was living alone Belle had no doubt he could get any wo about hiht in the past He kept his body in top form, and he didn’t take shit from anyone But he had no one, not even children

The politics on the news bored her Drago commented on one of the stories, and it surprised her how comfortable she felt around him

“I recognize hiray suit

“From where?”

“He used to come to our house to see my dad They’d talk in his study” She still reht she’d seen him out behind one of her matches It had been just before she irl, and when she called hiot in his car and drove off She still believed he would have raped the girl if she hadn’t gone out back to cool off after her match Maybe that behavior would shock a nor but norside Too ht, but that wasn’t so for the day until she could get away from it all

Drago narrowed his eyes, focusing more on the television “There’s more, isn’t there?”

She shrugged, eating a few blueberries “He’s an asshole One of those creeps that preys on girls at matches”

He turned to her, slapping his hand on the granite to get her undivided attention “Did you see anything? Talk to him? Try and remember any details”

“Does it hter I scared hih”

“Did he see you?”

“Sure Everyone knewback then, especially because of et I existed I just want to et one”

“This isn’t good”

“I don’t why you’re so shocked You kno it is, the same as me”

“That shit is running for office That changes things,” he said

Belle wasn’t sure what he was getting at What did itnew to her