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“You aren’t going to kill him, are you?” I asked

He glanced at me and put his hands on my shoulders “I don’t anticipate it, but you can never really tell how these things are going to pan out,” he said “We aren’t going to go in there with guns blazing, if that’s what you’re afraid of”

I nodded, feeling a little more relaxed at his reassurance “Okay,” I said

Dylan glanced up as Jessica came down the stairs, her hair wet

She was dressed in the clothes I’d loaned her, though they were just a little big on her The poor girl looked coh I suppose that could have been due to drug addiction I’d spotted so her up Dylan glanced at her and smiled softly

“Hey there We were just talking about how this was going to go We’re not going to let that prick touch you, okay? We need you to shohere you live and then et you to your family?”

Her cheeks flushed and tears came to her eyes “I don’t have any,” she admitted

“We’ll find you a place here then,” he said softly, reaching out and offering his hand “You can stay with soet you back on your feet”

“Really?” she whispered, her eyes wide

Dylan smiled and nodded “Really,” he assured her

Jessica see another wo nervous around men She moved over close to e kind of regret I couldn’t really place

“We’re going to get ain, okay?” I assured, grinning down at her “Dylan and his crew are really good at what they do I proain”

She sht,” she whispered, wiping her eyes “I’ve just, I’ve never had anyone go to bat for me like this before”

“Well, you aren’t alone anymore”

She nodded and I led her outside where everyone else aiting She got on Snake’s bike and soon enough ere following them to the house she’d just escaped I was excited to help her and to take part in what Dylan did, but I couldn’t get the feeling of uneasiness out of my head