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“Then if he behaves hiht and slain,” Pierette said, and she was still too calm

I wanted to grab her and shake her until she showed the fear she’d let him see Had it been an act? Was she an even better actor than Edward? If she was, then I couldn’t trust anything she’d ever said or done with me Damn it, didn’t she understand this would make me doubt her?

Nicky said, “She understands”

“You read my mind,” I said

He nodded “And both Angel and Pierette understood both the danger froe their relationship with you”

“We all decided the risks orth it,” Ethan said

I looked into his soft gray eyes “It’s wrong”

“Why, my queen?” Pierette asked

“What she asked,” Angel said

I tried to think how to say it and finally said, “It seemsdishonorable If I have to kill Olaf, I want hi and why”

“If he kidnaps one of your girlfriends, he’ll knoe’re killing him,” Nicky said Put that way, it

“I don’t have tio inside and you prove to me that you’re all assets on this case, or I will by God send you home”

“As you like, my queen,” Pierette said

She even bowed at the neck, which was asas I allowed her in public In private she’d press her face to the floor like she was abasing herself before so holy It was incredibly uncomfortable to have people drop to the floor in front of you I never knehat to do Did I tell thenore it, help them up? I didn’t know, and I didn’t want to know I just wanted to break them of the habit

“Don’t bow to me where the other police can see it”