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Max turned back to hi to call off your dogs?”

This tihtened himself away from the wheelchair to tower over the man “No Because I can’t trust you to keep your word, Max But I will agree to sit on anything I find”

“That’s no deal at all,” Max retorted

“It’s the only one you’re going to get Now it’s up to you to decide whether it’s worth the price you et your hands on the Cee Bar—especially now that you know the Calders are going to fight back every way they can”

“You are assu the Cee Bar,” Max retorted with some of his former poise

“Is that your answer?” Quint challenged “Because this is a onetiht now”

“I don’t knohy I should agree with your ridiculous proposal when I had nothing to do with the trouble you’re having at the Cee Bar But if agreeing will give you some peace of mind, I’ll do it,” Max declared with dismissive ease

A smile quirked one corner of Quint’s entto hold you to this”

He flicked a glance at Boone and walked out of the office For a moment both men stared at the door Then Boone finally found his voice

“He made you back down,” he ht I’d see the day when someone could do that to you”

Max whipped his chair around, aBoone had ever seen “And you never would have if it wasn’t for your big mouth! I swear to God you have screwed up for the last time”

“Me? What are you talking about?” But Boone knew exactly what heto that Garner woman She ed to convince Echohaith her lies”

“You don’t even have the guts to own up to the truth, do you?”

“I tell you I didn’t say anything,” Boone protested vehe to take Echohaord over mine?”

“You’re daht I am,” Max fired back “Unlike you, Echohawk is no fool