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“Hey!” she screaave her a disadvantage, not to iant She teetered on her feet, desperate to get soainst him

“Got her!” the man yelled up the stairs

“Let ranite “Get your hand off me”

“Not going to happen,” he seethed “You’re co with me I have orders to deliver you”

“Deliver ambled with The men who invested in his shady business ventures No

thing good could come from this

Cal ran down the stairs “Coame ere kids”

She glared at hi with hiht, Cal You are way overstepping your authority”

He looked past her at the man who held her “She’s yours now You’ll deliver her today?”

He nodded “I’ll take her immediately”

“Good” Her cousin looked satisfied “I wantdown my neck”

“I’ht here, Cal Don’t talk like I’le, no ht theher “I’m not your property Or his”

Cal walked to the door that led to the basement “You can take her out back Less eyes on you Especially if she keeps that up,” he explained

“Good,” he grunted Abby doubted he had much of a vocabulary

“There is no way I’ainst the hardwoods, but it only made it easier for the man to slide her toward the door