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Tony had suspected her fro, but hadn’t taken his own advice to always follow his gut And now Sylvie was in danger

“No one took Ivy,” Tony told Cam “She’s the damn stalker” He slid his hands free of the wraps and sprinted to the locker roolued to his ear “Please, Cam Tell me you’re with Sylvie now”

“No one’s been able to get ahold of her I’m on my way to her apartment”

“Get her dads on the phone They’ll knohere she is” His sweaty gym clothes were off as soon as he hit the locker roo open his locker

“Already did that They’re at so that she’s supposed to be at, too, but she’s not there They can’t get ahold of her, either”

“Hang on,” he said He jumped into the shower and blasted off the sweat for ten seconds and then picked up the phone again, shaking off the water “Where’s she supposed to be?”

Without taking the tio pants, shoved his feet in his tennis shoes, and grabbed a clean T-shirt

“Harbor City Museum of Modern Art”

He ran out of the locker room “I’ll take the museum You take the apartment I need everyone in on this”

“Already done Figured you’d want the big guns” Cam paused “Don’t worry We’ll find her”

“Dayuilt-induced ed on his T-shirt at warp speed, and tossed the phone to Paulie on his way out the door “Thanks, man”

The setting sun nearly blinded him as he hustled down the rickety outside steps froritted his teeth and hobbled to his car like an oldpain in his knee He’d hurt like a sonofabitch toet to Sylvie now, she wouldn’t have a toive a fuck about his

He’d deluded hih Sylvie wasn’t just another client She was the dangerous woman who made him want to be more than just the sum of his mistakes The woman he loved

She’d believed in him Believed he could keep her safe And, damn it, he would

Tonight and forever