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An instant replay of the great sex she’d recently enjoyed scrah her mind’s eye She started to speak, but with the explicit memory fresh on her mind, she did little more than shake her head

Sheriff McKinney snorted at that “I’m sure you must have some idea”

“What are you getting at, Sheriff?” Kurt spoke up before Randon or Pageant had the chance

“According to the Feds, there’s a specific reason they’ve been forced to rely upon the MC in these individual cases”

“Huine what it is Can you?”

“Mr Shane? Any coine,’ but that’s a lie Isn’t it?”

The place went silence Pageant inched closer to Randon, deter hi he knew, she said, “You either tell him what you know or I’ll tell him what I do Somewhere between my truth and yours, there may be some important facts that could save lives here in Pleasant”

Kurt finally said, “Go ahead, man Do it You’ve conde to do the same Maybe if we start telli

ng the whole truth, we can save a few lives History has shown our old tactics have been anything but successful”

Pageant sat on the steps of her porch Sheriff McKinney relass-top table between two old rocking chairs When he took a seat, he played his hand He apparently believed they were finally getting so Why are you here? Why are the Feds nowhere in sight? And why do you and Detective Keen look like you’re torn between two lovers every time I see you?”

“I don’t understand the last part,” Randon said, squaring his shoulders

Of course he probably took that in the literal sense

“He’s trying to be cute,” Pageant said, understanding coether and he knows that while that may be true, we’ve had our share of concerns about what’s happening beyond this front door each time we’ve slipped between the sheets”

“Each tiiven youlike rabbits in the ation?”

“Yeah, ould’ve thought?” Sheriff McKinney eyed Pageant