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"How much?"

"Thirty percent"

My jaw fell open "Thirty percent interest?"

Mark lifted a shoulder "That's actually a good rate The proble to give you an incentive"

"What's he going to do? Can he afford to pay thirty percent? That's…" I sat and calculated the interest My inheritance gave rand a month before taxes That paidIf he lost my entire inheritance…

"That's one hundred and fifty grand for your fund alone, not to mention some that he invested from his own money," Mark said quietly

I sat in stunned silence, unable to grasp what he told me

"I guess I better get a job" I shook my head and felt tears threaten but I couldn't feel bad for myself when Graham was so badly hurt

"Graha toto cash in some of his investments to pay the interest but he can't cover all one hundred and fifty grand He could only coave that to Stepan but it wasn't enough to stop the beating"

"Why did he go to a loan shark? My God, Mark, even I know you never get mixed up with them"

"He freaked You were starting law school and he has big debts He thought he was investing your hed and finished his coffee

A nurse came down the hallway to where we sat "Celia?" she said, peering around the corner "Your brother's waking up"

I jumped up and went to his roo hilass with a straw

I went to the other side of the bed and took his hand in mine

"Hey," I said,up"