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“Hey,” Kyle said “We have a ?”

“I’” I swept my hands over my face to erase any evidence to the contrary

Dane stood and facedto Ari”

“According to Ari” Kyle stepped into the room “But not you?”

I got tobetween the two men

“It’s just a little fa”

Behind me, Dane scoffed

Kyle simmered “You just can’t stay out of trouble, can you? Ever since that day in the bar when the guy with the tattoo grabbed you, you’ve been living on the edge”

“That’s not fair,” I bit back “I didn’t ask for him to—”

“Wait a second,” Dane interjected “Kyle has a point”

I whirled around and glared at Dane “You’re siding with him? What sort of alternate universe did I just wake up in?”

With a grilib comment as much as it revealed a new level of consternation, Dane said in a gruff v

oice, “That guy in the bar had a diamondback tattoo There are no snakes on this property I have people who make sure of it There isn’t an infestation of scorpions, either And yes, your office was bugged”

“Holy shit,” Kyle said “Okay, am I the only one who thinks this is all jacked to hell?”