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Chapter 1

Jude

“You’re stalling”

“A “I’ather for me”

“While sitting in your truck?”

I look through the front windshield The parking lot is packed, and just the sight of the cars lined up in front of the gun range makes my palms damp

“It’s important”

“It’s trivial,” Wren argues “And I told you before you left the office that I’d have it done by the tiot to work tomorrow”

“And I said I’ just how transparent I auys I ith

I’m not Mr Social like Brooks and Flynn I can’t pull off broody like e charhtly weird like the IT specialist I’m on the phone with

I’m shy

It’s as simple as that, and even at thirty-one it takes s as sie

Unfortunately, I openedto explain what a wo labor to nant He wasn’t impressed with the random bits of information, and because I don’t knohen to keep e to helpto more than a dozen women

Quinten Lake landed the spot as instructor because our weapon expert, Kit Riggs, had so on The class for Quinten is an annoyance Forin there makes my heart rate kick up and my eye twitch

I can handle instruction I can handle helping

What I struggle with is having a nore just to keep the conversation going

To say the least, I’m aard

I know it