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“Focus on Nashville Keep it s in” His voice turns dry at the end

“Seems like you’ve done the last part”

“I’ve spread us thin with this expansion It should pay off in a big way… If this doesn’t break us” He reaches up to scrub his face, and I feel such sadness rolling off him

“Is there anything I can do?”

“No” He turns to the wall, opening a portrait that hides a safe

I step ahile he enters the code, walking to theand looking out “Can you tell me what happened with Marley?”

The noise of clicking and papers shufflingthat envelope inside and closing the metal door He spins the lock and closes the portrait over it

“I’ve spent all night and all day keeping it out of the papers” His tone is bitter “The last thing we need is this getting out now We haven’t even contacted Hastings and Key”

“Actually, we did I sent the and copied you and Taron on it I haven’t checked for a reply, but—”

“What did you say?” He goes to his desk and slides his fingers across the keypad

My sto him what I did As it stands…

He’s silent, eyes focused on the screen, broered I feel like I’e Finally, he cuts his eyes up at me “They’re onboard”

I exhale loudly Oh, thank God “So that’s one good thing?”

The muscle in his jaw moves, and I’m afraid he’s pissed “He intentionally overdosed He wanted to die because he couldn’t stop thehim in a 72-hour lockdown We can’t see hiht back there…”

His voice trails off, and his gaze going to so my hand on his arm “You need rest Let me take you home”