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“I…I haven’t seen uy said desperately His eyes shifted back to the little boy “It’s okay, Matty Daddy’s here Just be real quiet for a few ly even

The boy quieted in my hold

“No loyalty a murderers, huh?” I said

“Murder?” the man whispered

My fury was so intense that I released rip on the boy and he ran to his father “Get him here now!” I ordered

“Jesus,” the rabbed his son and put hi for Denny!” he said

“What?”

“I’ for my father and Denny, my brother”

Chapter One

Hawke

“You’re lying,” I snapped even though in ut, I kneasn’t I couldn’t explain how I knew, I just did And I’d learned long ago to trustun pointed at the man – Tate – because I also kneasfor

“I swear, I’m not,” he said with a shake of his head

“Daddy,” the little boy whispered with a tug on his father’s shirt

“It’s okay, buddy,” Tate murmured as he reached behind himself to put his hand on his son’s shoulder But his eyes never left ed

But I didn’t just hear his plea I heard hers too How htened lips as she was being brutalized? And it just hadn’t been her life she’d been begging for…

“Sir…”

I hadn’t realized I’d dropped ot my attention I kneithout question that the kid was the linchpin…even a subtle threat against hiet me what I wanted