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Price thinks it’s Donnelly’s fault, and if the Alpha lead hadn’t been there, I doubt this would even be a fucking issue

Over the phone, Price is still fu paid to interfere with their personal lives That’s not hoe do things, Akara That wasn’t his job, and it’s an abuse of a bodyguard’s power—”

“An abuse of power?” I cringe and speak hushed “Come on, Price, that’s an over-draainst the boulder but turn my head around the rock I have a partial view of Tea dark And while Banks has binoculars loose in his clutch, a cigarette burning between his lips, Sulli is between us on the phone too

“Nona, slon,” Sulli tries to whisper, a finger to her ear Even though it’s not that loud in the woods “You what? He what?”

Banks’ eyes dart from her to Team Apex

Currently, the rock cli wood on a fire The cricket prank in Montana is happening alongside h school drareed to be a client in my firm, and I didn’t think it’d be a point of contention until now

“Ben’s bodyguard wasn’t there,” Price eers It shouldn’t have been Xander’s bodyguard versus Ben”

My nose flares He’s acting like Donnelly purposefully pushed Ben Cobalt into the pool From the way he rehashed the details, it sounded like an accident, and I need Donnelly to recount the story himself

Price hasn’t toldor whether Ben is upset with Donnelly He hasn’t even brought up the parents’ reactions He’s just fixated on the fact that Donnelly butted into family drama

I lower my heated voice “Have you talked to any of the parents?”

“No, not in length, but if Ben were my son, I’d want Donnelly fired today I don’t want hiuards or the minors Put hier he’s on Xander’s detail, the more contact he has with SFE and the kids”

My jaw tics Laughter froaze back to their campfire They still haven’t crept into their cricket-infested tents

“You can’t tellhorrified “Is it fucking bad? Alright, I know…I know”

Banks reaches over Sulli and flashes me a text on his phone

Banks Thatcher PLEASE don’t let Donnelly get fired It’s not his fault!! – Xander