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Titus didn’t say anything for a long ti the words over in his head “Why? Why does Roark care who takes over the Point? What’s it to hi his career with the marshals?”

I crossed one leg over the other and tappedto be far , uncertain mess I actually was on the inside

“That I don’t have an answer to He hates the city He hates the people that live here to a degree that borders on fanatical I can’t tell you why he did it I can only tell you that he did” I bit down on ether

I finally cracked My bottom lip trembled and I felt emotion start to claw and scratch its way upto believe me or not, and that hurt Titus put his hands on his hips and threw his head back so that he was looking up at the ceiling

“You’ve got to be kidding me with this”

I slowly shook my head and sank my teeth into my lip “I wish”

He sighed heavily and suddenly bent forward and put his hands on his thighs like sout

“How exactly do you know all of this, Reeve? Why would a dirty federal marshal let a woman under his protection in on his plan and his crio about his business? Why does he trust you enough to let you knohat he’s up to?”

I heard it, the disappoints orse than he could iht at the center of this particular shit show and he knew that ht He needed me

“Why do dangerous and desperatethey do, Detective?”

“Because of love,” he said emotionlessly and flat

I nodded sole Conner al that happened with Dovie, I felt awful I never wanted her to get hurt, but I had to do what I did because of the deal I made with Novak Conner made me feel loved despite the fact that I betrayed my friend, despite the fact that I’m a horrible person And he made me feel safe” I really wanted you, but I knew there wasn’t a chance in hell of that ever happening, so I settled on what I thought was the next best thingThat part went unsaid, but I kneas probably there, leaking out of my eyes as we looked at each other

“This whole story is goddamn unbelievable”

Tell ood, it turned out to be just the opposite

“I can help you bring Conner down, Titus That’s why I left WITSEC That’s why I’m here I hate the Point I hate the person I am because of this place, but I owe it to you, and to the people that will never leave here, to do what I can to stop hiuys deserve a win for once” He deserved a win