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I gave hiht away

I leaned back withovercame me I shouldn’t have left Powell’s office He would wonder about that At some point, he would think of the photos and realize that they tipped me off to his lies Which meant he’d come after me Or he’d send Diesel

I wondered if there was a h away for me to hide And ould I do with Oscar? He didn’t travel well I couldn’t ask Russell to take hiain

My phone rang Reed Duvall’s cheery voice greeted me

“Hey,” I said, trying to collect hts “Hoas your trip?”

“As good as it gets when you ,” he said “Now that’s done and I’ve got a week’s worth of backup to deal with I thought I’d check in and see how things are going”

“Funny you should ask,” I said, pondering how ave hi ure out where I can hide fr

ouidance counselor and a killer with a body that would er ith envy”

“Let me help”

“Don’t tell o to Tahiti?” The truth is, I’ve never been on a plane and I’un with The Red Baron rather than face Diesel again

“How about this?” Duvall said “I’ll be your bodyguard”

“This is not the kind of service I usually provide,” Duvall said, two hours later inroom “But, in your case, I’ll make an exception”

Duvall had brought a sreat enthusiasm

“I can’t offeron the sofa”