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“So you cheated on your wife, traded her in for a younger ht?” Hank didn’t let up

“I reckon so” A beat later, he said, “If I tell you the whole truth can I go? You’ll never have to worry about ain Okay?”

“Why’d you kill Annie?” Hank asked, not giving him an answer either way

“She told me she’d never love me She told me she only slept with me to control me Said she learned that part froive a man the best sex he’s ever had, and you’ll own him for the rest of his life,’ and she said she knew from experience She said women felt the same way”

“Annie was alarped,” Duke told him

“But she didn’t deserve to die,” Hank pointed out

“I guess you

reed He pointed to the spot where he’d slit her throat “She was standing right over there, propped up on the four-wheeler, her legs spread over the seat She told me she came to watch me do it She wanted to see me kill Julie

“She said she knew Carl didn’t have the balls to do the job right He couldn’t finish it Then, she said, ‘Coo kill the girl and we’ll part ways’

“I tried to make a play for her and she squinted her eyes, turned her head, and said, ‘I just don’t have the sto inside me makes me sick to my very core and always has,’ and that was hard to take”

“And you snapped, didn’t you?”

“Yes,” Sauess I thought souess I should’ve asked”

“Well here’s a little so for someone behind hiht to kill you Even though it wouldn’t bother me in the least to put you out of your misery and save your wife and kids the e your way next”

Sauess you lied about keeping things between us”

“I said things would stay between us I didn’t elaborate on the us factor, or let you know Agent Dickerson and hisnotes You didn’t ask,” Hank said sly