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“I’ll walk you to your car and tell you” He’s cryptic, which only makes shit worse I put all of o with Razor

“At least tellbeside hi me towards the elevator

“He’s okay I’ll tell you everything once we’re outside the building and by your car I’raded your ride yet That two-door coupe was good while you were in high school and living in town, but what happens when you travel froirly” If I could roll my eyes any harder, I would

“He’s probably lettingto pay off a few student loans I took out to pay for nursing school” My father gave me a place to live rent free and not pay a dias, but other stuff like what my scholarships didn’t pay, I had to pick up the slack Shit, I’as and food situation That’s becauseabout it being cheaper to have multiple, so it is what it is

“Keep thinking that, Monroe” He shuts up, thankfully, until we’re down on the first floor and walking out the building It only takes us a few more minutes of silence until we’re by ht next to

“Got a text from Cannon tellin’ me about a flower delivery Hell, he texted Shovel and Doc too when he listened to your voicemail After he called and texted you See, Cannon’s nine hours away doin’ club shit, which I know you get, so don’t go gettin’ your panties in a twist and callin’ Raven I’ether’, so I’h he reaches out to his brothers Doc is out of town at so to decipher this shit over flowers that were sent to you, and they didn’t come from Cannon,” he finally states

“Then ould send them? It’s not like I talk to a whole lot of people outside of the staff, and Dad knows everyone You don’t think this is left over frout clenches I’ve tried to leave that horrible frightening day in the past, and for theback with a vengeance, I don’t know that I’ain

“No, and if it were, you’d be in lockdown already Ruger’s workin’ an angle, but for the ti out of toe need you to stay at the club” Razor’s word is law, but I wouldn’t fight him on this anyways

“Okay, I already have bags in my car, so I’ll just follow you to the clubhouse” He eases ht now, just for a bit of reassurance

“Sounds good I pro cautious” My hand dives back intofor onna have a talk about you being on the ready without taking years to look for a phone or your car keys”

“Oh, please, she carriesand purse combined,” I reply

“Not anymore” He arches his eyebrow in that way you know not to question hih, men

“I know, I know I’ to Hunter thiswhen I realized the tianize rab the keys and show them to Razor

“Fuckin’ finally” He walks off, shaking his head, chuckling I roll my eyes, open my car door, and follow Razor to my home away from home

Fifteen

Cannon

“Pleasure doing business with you, Cannon, Bennett,” Nikolai tells me He’s the Capo to Vlad with I’d like to say I got soht and that my plans with Monroe came to fruition Sadly, they fuckin’ didn’t Instead, the fewlike she did so As fuckin’ if My call waitin’ interrupted those et off, to talk to Shovel, Razor, and Ruger Talk about a boner killer Ruger still couldn’t figure out who sent those flowers, even with the florist’s naentleman walked in, paid cash, and she didn’t have shit for security cameras