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“You’d already concluded that”

“Yeah, but what I didn’t conclude, and what I’ as he takes o back to prison I saw his eyes today They were already dead”

“Which only erous”

“He has to find a way to get todown before he’s finished with me He needs bait Good bait He must know about you”

She sat up now, raking her hair back “I want you to wear a bracelet”

He lifted a brow “I will if you will”

A muscle in her cheek jumped as she set her teeth “I phrased that incorrectly You’re going to wear a bracelet”

“I believe such things are voluntary unless the subject has coht her chin in his hand “He won’t get to you through me That I can promise But if you expectone Since you won’t, I don’t believe this conversation has a point”

“Goddamn it, Roarke I can slap you into protective custody I can order taps on all your communications, have you shadowed—”

“No,” he interrupted, and infuriated her by kissing her lightly “You can’t My lawyers will tap-dance all over your warrants Stop” He tightened his grip on her chin before she could curse hiht kiss, no flicker of amusement in his eyes “You leave here every day to do a job that puts you in constant physical jeopardy I don’t ask you to change that It’s one of the reasons I fell in love with you Who you are, what you do, why you do it I don’t ask you to change,” he repeated “Don’t you ask me”

“It’s just a precaution”

“No, it’s a capitulation If it was less, you’d be wearing one yourself”

She opened her ain, then shoved away and rose “I hate when you’re right I really hate it I’ ht now”

He ed her hand, and yanked her back onto the bed “I dare you to say that again in five ed and rolled on top of her

She didn’t say anything in five minutes, could barely speak in thirty And when she did finallyShe decided it iser not to comment when he joined her there It would only appeal to his competitive streak