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Zach shifted in his seat “I-I—”

“You et it” I suddenly became aware that I’d lashed out in defense of Kipp “He doesn’t have ry about what happened in the past”

Zach stared at razed his lips, and it did wonders for his stern look His eyes softened and even his body see with Kipp is a dalanced at the recliner and soaze returned “You’re still a stupid fuck nut, Kipp, for acting alone”

Kipp laughed

Right then,the tense moment I dunked my hand into the back pocket of my jeans and looked at the caller ID “Uh oh, trouble is on the horizon” I flipped open the phone and held the receiver away froh the speaker

“Ohfor hours You tell host in your room, scream like a banshee and then you turn your phone off Do you knohat you’ve put h these last few hours? Seriously, do you know?”

I brought the phone back to o to the cop shop and I only just turned o”

She paused “Are you in some kind of trouble?”

Trouble? Yes, loads of it “No, I’m—”

“Where are you? I’ over”

Quite abruptly, Zach ripped the phone from my hands and pressed the receiver to his ear “This is Zach Foster of the Memphis Police Departain when it’s appropriate to do so”

I snickered “Oh dear”

“What…” Kipp said, but as Caley screamed at Zach, his mouth clamped shut

Zach paled before hter Caley never responded hen anyone told her to do so and it didn’t matter that Zach was three times her size, she’d level him

“Miss…” Zach said