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Again the woman shook her head, but this time she yelled out to her companions “Anyone know a Brett Campbell? What about a Jack Simon?”

“Si?” That was frouy behind the wheel

Donovan nodded “Yes Jack”

“I knohere that place is Down on millionaire alley” He hit full throttle and less than twenty side Jack’s dock By now the rain was falling steady and after thanking her rescuers, Donovanwas slow because her ankle was killing her and by the time she reached the porch, she was drenched

Her hand was on the doorknob when it renched fro into contact with a hard ht that she couldn’t s

“Where the hell have you been? Jesus Christ, Donnie,” Jack said, his voice low and deadly “I’ve been going fucking crazy Do you know that? Do you get that Donovan?”

He shook her and her head snapped back but her body was shaking so badly that she couldn’t answer And da to cry

His dark eyes widened as he angled his head for a better look “What the…” he entle as he palmed her cheek “What happened?”

She winced and ed a feords “I fell”

Jack swore and slahetti, and if not for his arms around her, she would have fallen As it was, she whiain, hands on her face and pulling her up so that there was nowhere to look other than into his eyes

She noticed that his hair et and so were his clothes

“I’m sorry,” she whispered, and then because she eak and pathetic, she started to cry

“Goddaot back ht…”

But he never finished his sentence and with a growl, he pulled her close, so that she was tucked under his chin And for Donovan, it felt like co home Like the safest place in the world

“I’ot lost”