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When the sedative finally wore off, she turned to hiasp

“Damian?”

“I a is fine You saved me”

“Ivan’s body?”

“It has all been taken care of You do not need to worry about a thing” He cupped her face, andto worry about, nor anything to fear”

Tears filled her eyes “I killed someone”

“You have nothing to feel guilty about Don’t cry for that son of a bitch”

“No, these are not that kind of tears I’one, and I won’t have to worry about hiain Does that make me a bad person?” she asked

“No He had done nothing but hurt you I don’t want you to think about him, or even worry”

“What about the cops?”

“Again, you don’t need to worry The cops have been dealt with Everything is fine I promise

you, there is nothing for you to worry about My family, that’s e do, we deal with that kind of shit Ivan was going to kill es I pro to help ease her

“Can you just hold me?” she asked

“Yes, I would gladly hold you for the rest of my life”

Ivan’s and Westbrook’s bodies were never discovered Rick took Mandy ho he had seen, Damian believed it was for the best Uncle Rick was the man they called when no one else could do the job He didn’t ask questions He got answers