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“I’ you,” Officer Donaldson said “Get off that man”

“Quick,” Betty shouted at the crowd “Someone take a picture so I can send it to the interweb”

Carin

Kirsty looked down at the gagged and bound Brandon It took all of her self-control not to kick the man

“He’s not worth it,” Lake said, as though reading her mind

“At least he didn’t get the necklace,” Kirsty said “Which means I have a whole load of diamonds”

“Diaet too excited, though—you can’t sell illegal diamonds”

“That’s just pants,” Kirsty said as she snuggled in closer “I was right about that necklace all along It is a piece of junk”

Lake chuckled beside her and together they watched as Betty bounced on Brandon

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

The fire had gutted the inside of Kirsty’s shop The sed her hoe was ruined by water Now the interior of her building was a black, burnt-out mess Kirsty stood in the frontof Lake’s shop, surrounded by her faht against him

“Looks like on the war,” Betty said “Kirsty’s business is dead” Everyone scowled at her “What?” she de you can’t see for yourself”

“Don’t worry,” Kirsty’s s I’e”

“Aye,” Shona said “The fire was superficial The structure is fine”

There was nothing superficial about it Anything that was left would land in the rubbish skip