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“Nothing new but I’ently he worked the brush through her hair, pulling out the tangles andit smooth She purred with pleasure As he finished and reluctantly handed her the brush his cell phone rang He answered the call when he saas his sister

“What’s up, Janice?”

“It’s Chloe Today at dance class –“

“What happened to Chloe? Is she okay?” Paul delanced at Olivia and her eyes ith fear and guilt

“She’s fine, Paul When she got ho the girls questions He wanted to know about –“

“Janice,” Paul interrupted He didn’t want his sister blurting out Olivia’s na any information If Ethan Moore was as crafty as Olivia claimed, then he would kno to monitor cell calls “I’d love to chat but you kno busy I aht?” He hoped his sister would catch on and quit blabbing

“Paul, this sounds like –“

He knehat she was about to say That it sounded like the precautions he took when he worked undercover “It’s the sa it would set his sister’s fao when he was concerned his undercover ould threaten their safety

“Pumpkin? Well, crap Okay then, I’ll see you later and I’ll call Mom and Dad Make sure you do your own laundry, okay? Sorumbled cheerfully but he kneas all an act As soon as she got off the phone she and her fa and clear out of town for the weekend It was a system they hadn’t put into action for a few years, but she obviously re them safely out of townelse David, a former Navy Seal kne to keep his fa for a mini vacation

As he ended the call he turned to Olivia and reached for her hand “I don’t want to alar the net Soirls in Chloe’s dance class about you It ht be a coincidence –“

Olivia nodded gri to punish you in the process”

“He won’t have the chance” Paul felt her fingers tre to beat hiets us”

“How do you knoon’t harirl? And your parents? I would never forgive esture with her hand “He went after my family My sister, Marissa, took steps to protect theht months I have no idea if they’re okay”

“We’ll check on them soon And don’t worry about my family; we have an old syste and leave Remember, I used to ith a bunch of nasty people and soure out I was a cop My family knew the risks and how to handle the to an end – I can feel it, Liv It’s al me to keep you safe”

“You always say that,” she said with a slight lift to her lips