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“I’ll be there,” she pro out for that vacation we’ve all dreamed of”

It was the only distraction she had to use to explain her own disappearance once she gave the iiven up on this mission

She wasn’t about to give up

The girl she was looking for was too i around her for Diane to give up now

“Night, boss” Thor headed in the opposite direction to his room

“Night, boss,” Malcolm echoed as he crossed the hall to his room

“See ya, boss” Aaron followed Thor, and headed farther up the hall, his shoulders drooping just a bit

Aaron got his wish to head home to see his parents Brick could pick up with the wo with for the past few years, while Malcol about budgets, accountants and balancing the books She threw a careless wave over her shoulder to herthe door, she nodded to the Breed Enforcers assigned to guard the floor of the exclusive DC hotel reserved for Breed VIP visitors to the city

Tonight, it was home

She could feel the gri hours spent in the middle of the desert before that hadn’t helped And it seemed no matter the direction she went, the infor for was always one step ahead of them Just as the woman was

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Lawe stepped fro it over the elevator to help alleviate sohtened his muscles

As the door closed behind hi as the doors slid open and Rule stepped into the hall

Dressed in black, the Lion Breed Enforcer insignia on his right shoulder and his black hair pulled back fro features and brilliance of his topaz eyes, he didn’t look like Lawe’s twin There was a reseenetic line wasn’t in doubt

He paused as he turned and sae, a frownhis brow