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“Okay You and Dylan are s back in, continuing to is back in, too She lifted the Glock in her hand It felt lighter than before The power of the mind, she supposed, had e One bullet Just one That’s what Ca in her chest She closed her eyes behind the protective glasses she earing In her on statues Paintball players were all around She loved playing that game, loved how the people of Destiny came out to support the event It was fun and the proceeds alent to a good cause The cause this year was for Aoing to operate on the Stone Ranch

A tap on her shoulder again She turned back to Ca She mouthed “Sorry I’ll do it”

She turned back to the target Okay I’on Then it hit her That’s where the Russians had caught her and placed her in the trunk They’d gagged her They’d put a hood over her head Oh God She looked down the gun range Standing there in paper was the one with all the ugly tats He’d wanted to fuck her, to kill her, to rape her And he would’ve, too, if it hadn’t been for Cauns Now, she did, too She fired at the bastard Again and again E out the clip Three of the shots hit the paper, creating tiny holes in the ut Oh God She felt Caun and place it back on the ledge She reached up and grabbed Caht and rocked her gently, kissing her hair “It’s going to be okay, baby I’m here”

He was here She needed him, needed Dylan But how could she ask theed woman? It wasn’t fair to the without them

Chapter Seven

Ca lunch rush that normally ran a little after twelve in Destiny hadn’t started There were plenty of open booths and tables The locals weren’t strong on punching clocks orto anyone’s drum other than their own

He’d just left Erica back at TBK Despite the Knight brothers telling her to take the week off, she’d told thereed to leave her with the she was very safe in the top floor of TBK Tower After what had happened with Felix, Dylan had been given a huge budget to tighten the security up there It was the safest place in all of Destiny

Dylan was sitting in a booth talking to Jason, as out of his sheriff’s uniform They had coffee cups in front of them but no food

Ca?”

“I’ve been better,” the sheriff answered “Your cousin Shane is back in town”

“I know He was here Sunday ?”

“At your aunt and uncles’ house They’re all there, too Alice and Phoebe haven’t been too keen on ot sent away”

Ca his job Shane had screwed up and had been caught with a bag of drugs The probleotten his cousin the ent sentence for a first-time offender

“Does he plan on staying in town?” he asked

“I don’t know,” Jason told him “I’d ask Phoebe, but as you know she barely talks toup with hiht”