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“It’s too i my head “Too many unknowns We can’t make that assumption”

“Then what do you think?”

“I don’t know, but I’ll find out”

“Convenient” He shifted and leaned toward me “What makes you think you can solve this puzzle?”

“Red

“No, I’ to do with it”

I threw up e this? I didn’t even want to get involved with you in the first place Why the hell would I agree to be—” I stopped as he began to laugh “Oh, you asshole”

He leaned back, grinning “I had you going”

“You’re such a bastard How are you joking right now? One of our men is dead”

He sighed and regained control I noticed the soldier was glaring out the ith a very angry look on his face, and suspected that he wouldn’t be theforward

“There’s nothing we can do for the dead,” Red away “But we can do for the living We need to make sure we understand what happened in there before we strike again No more mistakes”

“I can agree with that”

“Good” He put a hand on h “Then use that beautiful brain of yours to come up with an answer”

I brushed his hand away

Chapter 11

Redmond

I left Erin back at the hotel She brushed me off when I offered to stay with her, said she could think better without me around

Thatmy way into her brain

I liked that I distracted her, but I needed her working at full capacity I put several guards on the door and left

Pal Sirens screamed in the distance and I sht pants, tight jacket, hair up in a bun

“I got word froether

“And what did they say?”

“Kaspar’s not happy”

“I didn’t think he would be”

“He still wants Erin dead He thinks she’s a liability”