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“Hmmm,” he said

“Tonight you rest Toht, yes?”

“I think that’s the best way to do things,” he said as his eyes grew heavy

“You tell me what you need and it’s done”

“Why?”

“Because you’re ainst his lips before he let the blackness take him

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Estelle

How did I get myself into this?

“Sign here and here please,” the srey hair, and dark eyes that didn’t see said Jim Arbuckle was one of the top lawyers in Cincinnati She knew because she’d seen his nah-profile cases How the Wild Ones could afford him, she didn’t know

She gave her signature and made a mental promise to throat chop Snake the next ti her he’d be contacting her to get the ball rolling She hadn’t known that would ht to sign his na for Jocelyn Kali sat beside her in the clubroom offices

“Excellent I’llany sort of business transactions and refer people to me if you have any problems”

“Thank you so much, Mr Arbuckle”

“It’s what they pay me to do”

She watched slightly dazed as he made a copy, handed it to her, packed up, and walked out