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She quickly nodded “None of his friends participated if that’s what you’re asking”
Markie sed the knot in his throat He’d already suspected the worst
Most of the woates often went there after they’d been beaten within a breath of their death Most of them had been abused for several years Sometimes they’d been raped Sometimes their exes had as
saulted them in front of their friends Other times they’d shared their former spouses with their buddies Soical scars and others came there with the spilled blood on their clothes to prove they’d endured the uniinable
Draegan jotted down a few notes Then, he said, “Markie, if you don’t have the stoht want to leave”
Markie rose frorabbed his wrist “Please stay”
He reluctantly reclaimed his chair
Another nurse—not ample cheeks but a new nurse—entered the roonored the et for you, honey?”
“I’m fine,” Sable replied “Thank you”
“All right then” The nurse addressed Draegan “I placed the call So you know, this young woman’s extended fa to see her”
Sable’s small body shook uncontrollably Then, she took a ain, she stated her wishes as firmly as anyone could “I don’t want to see any of them”
“And you don’t have to,” Draegan assured her,closer to the hospital bed He turned to the nurse and added, “We’ll take it from here”
“Just the two of you?” The nurse’s gaze bounced between men before she leveled a stare at Sable “Maybe you should tell them about your husband’s people, honey Maybe then they can call in an army before the next world war breaks out”
Chapter Eight
Allister McCall and Ryan Tho the data Draegan sent the town’s local hospital Allister had just run a thorough background check on Tony McCoy when Ryan pushed away from his computer terminal and leapt to his feet