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Because this was a h for his own private plane Of course he had his own damn airstrip with his own staff ere likely so dependent on his paychecks that they wouldn’t step in even if he held me down and assaulted me in front of them

Great

That was just wonderful

“You can unclench your jaw, Shawn,” he said,to hurt you”

“You know, that is the exact thing that every shithead rapist- and ”

“What do I have to do to inspire some confidence in me?” Bellamy asked

“Give un,” I added, and that niggling, uncomfortable whisper in the back of un in the first place

“Alright, here,” he said, reaching into his breast pocket, and tossing my knife back at me “Better?”

“And the gun?”

“Could depressurize the cabin if it went off So we are going to keep that safe up by the pilot for the ti”

Well, if he was telling the truth, at least he wasn’t in possession of it And honestly, his suit was cut tightly enough that I was pretty sure I would have seen the bulge of the gun if he had it on him

With thein s a little more clearly

“What do you want to talk toopen the knife that I’d had since I was eleven years old It was fae if I needed it to

That was reassuring, at least

“Well, for starters, why you killed Brandon Adams”

Those words fell like a ton of bricks onmy air out of me

Yes, I’d been planning that hit

I’d worked out the layout I’d arranged to get a gun that wasn’t traceable I’d even watched the et familiar with his schedule

But I hadn’t been ready to move yet

Then again, I’d lost a whole day

It was possible that in that day, I’d finalized the plans and set them in motion

I wouldn’t have h

So who the hell was this Bellauy?

How did he know I’d done it?

How did he get close enough tome? And, apparently, touchperson I was suspicious of any ot too close to me And I damn sure didn’t let them put their hands on me

I mean, of course I did

Sometimes