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Chapter One

Ryder

What the fuck does he have on her?

I’ether before Scarlett arrives For a cool two hundred thousand, Tony is gone Out of her life But the niggling thoughts in the back of my head refuse to let me drop this

What is she hiding from me?

I can’t just ask her—not without explaining that I’ve paid him off And she would be pissed if she knew, especially since she’d made it clear that she didn’t wantshe’s indebted to me in any way

I pick up my phone and call her She should be here by now The last I heard she was on her way to pick up Jake after her workto get out there and back Maybe I’ around, I don’t want to take a chance

The phone rings through to voicee

Me: Everything okay?

Half hour later and I still haven’t heard froh one after her? With two hundred grand in his account, who knohat he’s capable of? He could’ve kidnapped both of the Mexico by now

Grabbing ive the driver her address and wait i traffic Does every fucking person in this city drive? It feels as if there are o