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“You and I both agree on soe what happened” Rick dragged a chair across the basement

Landon looked toward his woet her somewhere warm”

“Well, that’s all up to you, isn’t it, Landon?” Rick said “I have to say I was surprised to see the Castillo girl alive and well, and what’s roup”

“Have you told her family?”

“No I know I’oing on I’m not an idiot and I don’t make deals, not without all the answers She’s your fiancée, Landon Tell me what deal you made with her”

“No, you get them into the warmth before I make any deals with you”

He expected the blow to the face and took it Jade cried out “You leave him alone We didn’t need your help”

“You think it wouldn’t have taken people long to figure out where you were?” Rick asked “It didn’t takeand I’m family Your family, Jade, would have o off thinking you’re the shit when you don’t knohat you’re getting into”

“Why does it ot Mandy back at hoo back to her?”

He got another two blows One to his face, the other to his stoht back, but Rick had trained hi

“I’ my wife’s name”

“Mandy, Mandy, Mandy” He laughed as Rick’s eye twitched

“Okay, fine, you want to play that gae where Tulip was

“What are you doing? Let her go”

Tulip screae He threw her down to the ground and lifted her head up