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“Yes,” I said “Exactly”

She muttered, “Uh huh,” and turned her attention back to the computer

I stared out thefor a while as we rolled through LA It was light out and see, but I’d lost all sense of ti, and they stayed on the east coast? We just assumed they’d come back to LA, but we don’t really know that”

“Cain is definitely in his compound,” Desiree said “One ofWord on the street is, he was ainst hi to want a piece of the torturing action, whichhim back here”

“Okay I ht place”

She squinted at me and asked, “So, do you actually like yourhis ass, but all of a sudden you’re concerned about his well-being”

“Yes I actually like my mate now”

Desiree looked iood dick on that island to make a turn-around like that in twenty-four hours” I couldn’t help but grin a little

When we reached my house, Carter muttered, “Whose car is that?” A fully restored black 1970 Chevelle was parked next to my Barracuda

I’d actually done sos to one of Griffin’s friends”

Carter glanced at the house and said, “There are two vaot to restore your wards after I tore them apart”

Aopen the front door, flashed me a smile, and asked, “Dude, where have you been? Griffin called out the cavalry thinking so up in a liuy who feels like the prince of darkness—which is totally badass, by the way”

Desiree hoisted a big handbag onto her shoulder and said, “I like this guy,” as she preceded me up the stairs

I asked, “When did you talk to Griffin?”