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He grunted

Possessive bastard

“Dad had fallen asleep By the tiotten to text you, Carrick, but my phone was dead Unfortunately, Dad wasn’t there when I arrived A couple of assholes had gone into the bar and dragged him out”

“Who?” Jardin asked

“Derrick Silvers’ guys,” she admitted

Carrick sucked in a breath “Fuck Then what happened?”

“My friend convinced e rabbed un and forcedyard and forcedcontainer My dad was in there; he’d been beaten unconscious” She paused to cal heart “Derrick Silvers was there too”

“What the fuck? He threatened you?” Jardin asked

“Told me my dad owed him fifty thousand dollars and that I was liable for his debt Then he said he’dhe’d take me as payment”

“Fuck!” Jardin got up to pace again “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Because he said he would hurt the boys if I told anyone I believed hiaveme roses and notes One was under my car’s iper Another appeared on ht I came home to find him in my house I knew I had to leave The boys weren’t safe I wasn’t safe So, we pretended to go to school, got an Uber to pick us up at the back entrance and take us to the ht a bus into the ot on one headed to Lafayette There, II pawned old and diamond necklace to buy a car, and we came here”

“Why here?” Carrick asked

“Maddox told me a bit about Haven About hoo place And I guess, I think it made me feel closer to you,” she said to Jardin

“We’re going to take care of this, rocket,” Carrick told her

“How?” she asked “He’s been arrested several ties in his pocket Hoill you stop him?”