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I was at a loss, though one thing was clear This did not bode well for anyone Dane in particular And I could see the toll it took on him But he was obviously more worried about me

Taking et some stuff froured this all out”

Panic seized me “You don’t think—”

“I don’t knohat to think, Ari Except that you take that route when no one else does So what the hell am I supposed to—”

“Dane, no one knows about us Why would…?” Okay, Amano knew But other than that … “No one outside this roo confidential at thestarted with the launch preparation”

“I’ chances, okay? The media-roo eument “Just let me handle this, Ari Let me take care of it”

“How?” I asked, though my voice wasn’t very steady—like I wasn’t quite sure I wanted to know his answer

“I have my ways”

chapter 17

Snake-tat guy flashed in ain

“I’ve seen you ‘handle’ things,” I told Dane I got toabout violence here, right?”

His gaze narrowed onwhatever I have to in order to protect the Lux—and you Especially you, Ari”

My heart pounded heavily “Dane … I can’t … I mean, that’s—” I shook my head Turned away My eyes squeezed shut

He illing to go to any extreme to stop the attacks To even the score However he looked at it And that disturbed oing to let anything happen to the hotel or me That whatever the threat, he could contain it

At the sao I’d caught enough glist to know a stor went more haywire at the Lux—and involvedpoint? And how volatile would the tempest be?