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“Right Do you know him?”

Shaking my head, I look down at my hand “Only by reputation”

“He’s flying out here tonight We’ve collected everything you put together on Sloan—good work, by the way—and with Melissa’s evidence, we should be able to build a strong case for ‘defense of others’”

My eyebrows rise “I hadn’t considered that”

“You can thank hs “Seeraduate in the office”

“If you weren’t so busy playing soldier, you’d have finished college”

“Soot to defend our country”

It’s our old banter, and it takeswith now The America private citizens wonder if we should worry about defending The Ahttis I miss most

“Can you getdown at my hands “When they arrested me, I only had my phone, which they confiscated”

“Of course” He nods “You got it”

“And one of Dex”

“I’ll get theht if I can”

We’re quiet awhat’s on o on record hat happened to her” Wincing, I look down at the Formica space between us “She never wanted anyone to know She wanted to put it behind us”

“Look at lance up, his brow is lowered “Melissa is ry or backing down She’s doing whatever it takes to get her man home”

“Yeah,” I say through an exhale “Because of what I did”