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Aaron, Brick and Malcol at her, lips pressed tightly together, their gazes shuttered “What the fuck is going on, boss?” Aaron growled

Diane gave a quick shake of her head “I don’t know, Aaron, but I intend to find out”

“You won’t be doing anything,” Lawe snapped behind her as his fingers suddenly gripped her ar her to a stop “The five of you are out of this The rest of you go home” Then he turned to Thor “Take Diane to Sanctuary A heli-jet will be here within the hour to transport you there, and then the pilot will fly you wherever you need to go”

Diane froze

Her gazeorders to the Breeds still in the lobby Most of those orders centered around protecting her

Like hell

She are of herher Brick, Aaron, Thor and Malcolm remained silent as she stared back at them

She could feel the sudden distrust, see a gliazes

She wasn’t going to be protected It had taken far too many years to prove to her men that she could lead them That she could protect them

Unfortunately, for the moment, she needed the on, it was for the best

Lawe stalked away as though his orders were all that mattered

“Boss?” Thor questioned her softly “What do we do?”

“Sounds toholare

In that second, so easily, Lawe had daed the very foundation of her life

“Boss?” Thor asked again, his pale blue eyes narrowed