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“For a little while,” Hadley interjects

I slideshe feels that I’ this together, and I get right to the point “We’ve actually come to speak to your husband Do you mind if we steal him away for a few minutes?”

“Oh?” Sarah’s eyes widen as she looks at her husband, who has been standing in silence, statue-still

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I smile the threat I wish to unleash on him

Westhaven quickly turns to his wife “Yes, dear, I asked thes Why don’t you get us some drinks?”

“Of course,” she says with clear hesitation, now looking a little more suspiciously at Hadley and me

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I keepto upset a very lovely woe she’s been handed When I give Hadley a quick glance, she looks about a second away fro all over Westhaven’s shoes

Sarah turns to us and s”

“You as well” I return the smile

Only once she’s out of hearing distance does the scue us “Follow lare

When he turns, I give Hadley a nod, proud of hoell she held it together In silence, we follow behind hi and waving at those he passes, putting on a perfectly good show

Once we’re out of the ballroom, Westhaven waves off his security and leads us down to the service stairwell at the end of the hallway I glance behind ardless of the order he gave, I shake my head in disappointment My client would have eyes on hi or in the safe haven I created for him at home

We enter through the door to the service stairwell, and the moment the heavy steel door shuts, Westhaven spins around and all but growls, “You shouldn’t have coer is evident in his voice as he leans against the steel railing across from us and crosses his aret this over with I will not let you hurt my wife”