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“No, you told hih to make him paranoid He’ll have it in for you now”

Seth laughed “And hat I have on him? Ask me if I care”

“Seth, put aside your arrogance and think about Lindsey here If you piss the sheriff off, he won’t take it out on us He’ll go after her”

“And if he does, I’ll go after his family—and his mistress”

“Remind me to never piss you off”

“I learned from the best, brother” A beat later, he added, “If you’re stopping by Maldeni’s place, have a chat with the man himself Even the deputies had heard about that little problem we’d discussed”

“About Lindsey’s possible employment?”

“That’s the one”

“It will be a cold day in hell before she works for Maldeni”

“My thoughts exactly, but here’s the thing—Maldeni is in bed with the guys at Far and Shanks Statham, that Florida developer, is cozy with him too”

“I see where you’re going with this”

“Maldeni wanted her land but he may have wanted Lindsey as well”

“He may end up with the first but the latter is off the table”

“If you need backup, you knohere to find me”

Beck laughed “Just make sure I don’t find you cuddled up with one blue-eyed honey If I miss out, we’ll have a problem”