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“Most woh at such a serious crime,” I tease “Bribery’s no joke”

“You’re right,” she sasses “Therewith me You should run while you have the chance I’m crazy, Damian”

I laugh griether, wrappingher close

“You’ve one the same way”

The doors beep open to display a hallway decorated in sleek rugs, the floor beneath bone-white ant, ire-thin silver chandeliers hanging froht

Dakota’sWhat the heck

“You like?” I grin like a olf

“U room

“This place is bigger than asps

There’s a tusk-white piano in the corner and the entire far wall is lined with floor to ceiling s looking out upon the city, the lights glittering below just as they glitter above, the stars winking down at us There’s a glass display cabinet with fancy chinaware and a wall panel that looks like it holds a h another door and we’re in the kitchen, with more white marble for the island and shelves that are built into the walls

“This place …” She shakes her head, s at one of the cupboards close to the ground, tilting his head at uess we’ve found out which one’s the fridge, huh?” she says

I kneel down next to the hound and stroke him under the chin

“S you like, boy?”

I open the cupboard and realize that it’s the fridge door like Dakota guessed Inside there’s a bunch of snacks and booze, with Sparky’s nose inetized by the beef jerky

“Deluxe,” Dakota laughs, reading over et deluxe beef jerky?”

“Since now, I guess”

I tear open the packet and hand Sparky a generous helping He snatches it and wriggles his way through the suite, finding a quiet corner to devour it

“He deserves a treat,” I say, standing

Dakota folds her ar up those squeeze-”