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I tip ivingdown, he presses his lips on my head and whispers “Way to stand up for yourself”

“I’ll be safe” It’s the assurance Kynan needs, but I give it to Griff in his stead

“Da to be right there with you”

I laugh as I wraplike there’s soht you will”CHAPTER 22GriffinThis earlywith my FBI liaison, Ken Battersham, is the last bit of prep e need to do before wein a hotel room in midtown, just a few blocks froht We’d h to New York after spending most of the day at Jameson so Bebe and Dozer could fine-tune the Hijacker for our close-proximity use

Kynan did a lot of hovering yesterday, de and obnoxious He’s still not happy Bebe threatened to quit if he didn’t let her go, and he’s probably evenin to her

I figured it out though

While Kynan isn’t but eight years older than Bebe, he’s very much a father to her I never noticed it until they butted heads night before last because of his overprotectiveness, but then it became clear to me He’s worried for her on a personal level that surpasses that of a boss, and I have to give hiive hihout

At one point, he’d actually pulled me out of R&D and demanded to know, “How could you just roll over and support her doing this?”

My question back to hiet her life back so she’s impatient, but it’s achev down He’s the one who ruined her life If I had to guess, part of this is about revenge and vindication”

I’m not sure why those words made such an impact on him, but Kynan physically jolted when I said it His brow furrowed and, if possible, he looked even more worried for Bebe

Then… he just accepted it