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A shock ran froht to his hair Jack felt like someone had put him in a microwave and pressed well done His teeth clen

ched Heat the mouth He hit the deck with a shudder Derek leaned over him

“You’re a big guy I obviously didn’t use enough power You shouldn’t be conscious right now Never mind, we can fix that”

There was a jab in his side His head went fizz The lights went out

In two hours Davina had acquired a new set of lingerie, bath salts that se tray of Thornton’s chocolates to make up for the happy tin that was still with Jack She felt better, which she kneas a bad thing When the credit card bills ca spree would seem like insanity Mainly because it was insanity She now had absolutely no sparein the bank Even in her shopping-induced haze, she had to admit that it probably wasn’t the wisest course of action for an une on debt But it was nice underwear She pro she would hunt for a proper job Anything to pay the bills and give her time to sort her life out – five or ten years should do it

She used the last of her cash to take a cab ho that a public bus would do just as well It see debt, where econo just didn’t make sense anymore

Once out of the cab, she carted her bags up the veranda steps, wiggled her key in the wonky lock just-so tothe door wide Two steps into the house she knew soled She strained to listen Nothing Not a sound But the silence wasn’t dead, it aiting to pounce Slowly, she placed her bags on the mat beside the door

“Jack?” she called

She hadn’t seen a car, but he could have parked round the back of the house He was sneaky like that She took a few silent steps down the hall

“Hello?” she called again, but still there was no reply

She began to feel that sa in front of a live audience It wasn’t good

She tiptoed towards the kitchen and that’s when she heard it Voices Davina held her breath as she pressed her ear to the heavy wooden door

“Leave her out of this This is between you and me”

Her breath hitched Jack

“I don’t think you’re in the position to make demands”