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I raised my eyebrows “Does she know his name?”

“No,” Jake answered, and swiftly “I’m not that stupid”

I kept on, staring only at Raize, “Relationships end for all different reasons He can tell her his o see her He can wait, break up with her in a week Teeks even”

“She’s going to ask questions”

I shook my head, hard

Jake and Cavers had fallen silent This was between Raize andfor this woman’s life

“No,” from me

“He ends it now, she’s going to start re all their past ti to realize she knows nothing about hi to feel duped by hi for hi to find a ‘Brian’ and it’s ashe’s got hanging in front of her” Raize glanced at Jake “I can’t use threats this time”

“You kill her and that’ll set off the questions” My chest was tight and getting tighter

Raize already had his mind made up, but no, no, no

I rong again I thought I didn’t have any more lines left not to cross This was it Innocents This was my stand

I whispered, “She’s an innocent, Raize No”

He barely blinked “She’s a loose end The sister knows a first name and that’s it The connection ends there”

“No” Jake stepped forward, his head swinging frorocery store The liquor store Those have caet that footage pulled They’ll get a face Ash is right We go and I tell her et back I’ll string her along until I’ to get curious and start doing google searches for me It’ll be fine”

“I can destroy security footage I can’t stop a woman’s curiosity”

He was right, but no

Just, no

“No, Raize”

His jaw clenched, and he stared right at , and I al in his way, and in hisme safe

“I just got a call We need to go back Roaze swept the room “Pack up and wipe the house We leave in an hour” He turned to Jake “You make that all about your mother, but do it from the road”

I aled from the relief

He was trying my way