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Alex’s hands froze, and she whirled around to hi?”

“Watching you”

“No”

Rowan arched an eyebrow “No?”

She didn’t even blink “Hovering will only get you one thing”

“What’s that?” he asked, indulging her game

She grinned “Throat punched, Hawke”

Roisely leaned away He knew a serious worin widened before she turned back to herher to it, Rowan sidled next to Ryder and watched them work The food he’d eaten on the plane felt laden in his stomach He both wanted to be with Mia, and wanted to hunt the killer and make the world safer “I have no idea how you do this,” he said to Ryder

Ryder glanced sidelong “Do what?”

“Sit and hile she works,” Rowan ad as impatient as he felt even before Mia was found “I’ around for the answers I need”

Ryder chuckled and his attention shifted to Alex “Years of working with her has helped me realize that she works far better alone, so I know better than to hover She doesn’t like that”

Rowan snorted “You should have warned me”

“Andend of her sass? No, thank you”

Rowan laughed He caught Alex and Jeff using technical language he didn’t understand, but he saw the floeen theether, definitely coot quite the impressive set-up here”

“The teaot is better than the set-up, believe lowed in his stern eyes He gave Rowan a long, curious look before he asked, “Have you ever worked in the private sector?”