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He let out a huff “The other e need to get through is on the so into the stairwell and open the door from the inside to let me in It’s a fire escape It won’t have a biometric scanner on the inside”

“And what about the cameras, smart-ass? Hoill you sneak past them in order for me to let you in?”

“I’ll deal with it You just need to get that door open for me”

She suddenly felt light-headed “You’re serious? You want s I’d rather do first—have ernails removed with pliers, have needles stuck in my eyeballs, have—”

“Stop” He held up a hand “You are seriously gory No, I don’t want you to go out there alone Who the hell knohat you’d do while you’re out there If ever a woe I’ll break theand et inside Then I’ll come back in here and make my way to the door, where you can let me in”

Well, that answered at least one question—he was definitely insane

“That is the duo with my plan We hide in a closet and wait for Enforcement to rescue us” Yeah, her plan looked all kinds of awesome

His eyes darkened, drawing her attention to the thick black lashes that framed them Feminine lashes Completely out of place on a man as the brutal definition of male “Princess, I can’t let Enforcement rescue me”

Her hearther that Enforcement would arrest him, not save him Of course they would He was a criminal

Mace pointed behind them “Go crouch behind the sofa while I break thisI don’t want you getting hit by flying glass”

“I’hts”

“Then don’t look down, because you don’t have a choice Freedo for you If they find you, you’ll die”

“If I go out there, I’ll die” She shuddered at the thought of plunging to her death

His face softened, and his big hand came up to cup her cheek She didn’t knohy she let him touch her, why she didn’t step back out of his reach Instead, her breath hitched in her throat, and she stood, mesmerized, in front of him

“I know you don’t have a lot of reason to believe anything I say, but trust et you And I sure as hell won’t let you fall off that ledge” His eyes went liquid with an e itat least, trust ive you to pay you back for the dae I’ve caused”