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Wait I looked back aton in my head, and just like that, the smile returned to my face

“Daniel”

“Yes ma’am?”

“Don’t tell Noah or Austin about what happened tonight I’ll give you money for the repairs Do you understand?”

He didn’t reply

I sighed This was the proble other people’s people: they had loyalty issues It didn’t uard

“Your job is to pr

otect Noah, and me because he asked you Well, know this: there is no other person on earth I want to protect more than Noah But he won’t let ht”

“Youmy eyes in the rearview mirror

And just like that, Daniel becauy

Noah

Panic

Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior

Withdrastically, and for theonly a foot away fros with knives in a bar, no probleood None of that scared me

What did alking into the hotel roo her No note, no call, nothing—just her clothes everywhere That was fear That was panic, and just like that, I foundout of my control