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Sawyer grunted “I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that”

Shane frowned at Sawyer

Chloe shifted on her feet and cleared her throat “Sawyer’s not…ah…a private investigator, so it’s best we stay away from the credit cards on this one”

Sawyer sighed “I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that, either” He wondered why Chloe had admitted he was an outsider when just a little while earlier she’d h he rather liked that she couldn’t lie It was a trait he appreciated in her

Shane’sthe line of work Saas in “I knew it—you’re a fucking cop, aren’t you? You’ve got the look,” he said to Sawyer, then added to Chloe, “Tell , did you realize you’d lost your fucking mind?”

Chloe placed Ashlyn’s laptop in front of Shane on the desk “I’m sane Promise This matter is personal to Sawyer, not police business It’s all under the table, so to speak We’ve never been here You’ve never seen us Cool?”

Shane regarded Sawyer, his eyes narrowing in suspicion “You agree with Chloe? I don’t want to see you months from noith a warrant”

“I’ed “Besides, I work SWAT This isn’t my department”

“Fine I’ll hold you to your word But Chloe, never again—I can’t risk it” Shane turned to his co his knuckles, obviously still a bit annoyed “Getting into Gan typing on his keyboard “What did this guy do, anyway?”

“Beat up my baby sister”

Shane glanced over his shoulder at Sawyer, pushing his glasses higher on his nose “Shitty deal”

“Undisputedly,” Sawyer agreed

Chloe rested her ar Shane work Bent at the hips, she gave Sawyer one helluva view It surprised him that he’d lost control with her earlier at Ash’s house and kissed her But those heated looks she’d been giving him all damn day had left him with a permanent hard-on

E the scent of popcorn co from the kitchen, Sawyer considered what exactly it was about Chloe that entranced hio he’d played casually with submissives, but she stood apart from them all His reaction to her raised her far above anyone he’d ever played with Thatto him He wondered if he’d co was exactly what he needed

“I’hts “Sorry to say you’re shit out of luck He hasn’t been on his eh all these if you want, see if anything stands out as unusual”