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“And you really have the power to make them bow to your rule?”

“Yes”

“Drago, we’ve been fighting for our lives They took Ava” She hated to have any doubts about him, but it was kind of hard not to

Drago sighed “You love your daughter”

“Yes”

“It wasn’t a question, Belle You love your daughter, and you want her safe I stepped away fro life Made my money by other ret it Seeing you though, broken, bleeding, nearly dead, I couldn’t walk away, and I never will again You think it was easy for le phone call I could have had le man, woman, and child in that warehouse Had them all dead, cleaned aithin twenty-four hours, but they had your child I’ood as dead or lost to you I’d never find her Children are so easy to misplace, and I won’t do that It would be easier to say she’s dead and to forget her, but I love you too much, and there’s no way I would ever look you in the eye and lie to you So, I will always do what is needed to keep her alive Once you have Ava in your arms, and she’s safe, and you’re safe, the rest of the because I won’t stop until I kill the, Belle The fact I didn’t coive myself”

“It’s not your fault”

“I should have known you were too good for anyone to let go You made too much money You orth o of her hand to run his down his face, clearly trying to clear the fog fros I ere different, that I’d done differently”

The car ca

“What is going on?” she asked

“This is the address they gaveell, Ava should be here I’ve made sure they kept her safe She’s with someone I cohter She also happens to like to kill people who hurt kids, which is an added bonus”

“I don’t know if I like the thought of sohter” All she wanted to do was protect her, care for her, love her, give her all the things she could never have

“I proer”