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It was one thing to be left out of an important loop But quite another to stick your neck out for someone, and have them repay you with blind insolence On one hand, Chase had been an asshole going to the bar on his own Trying to see Killian withouthim any money… well, it was as stupid as stupid could be

On the flip side of the coin though, I knew he did it to protect ure out a way to stop future attacks froht he could reason with Killian Maybe appeal to his softer side, and buy some more time

But Chase was too naive He didn’t knohat type of a man Killian actually was

Being inside for a while, you got a sense for things like that Who’s reasonable Who’s not How an A up in a local bar — without so much as a dime in his pocket — wouldhi

Chase was lucky that’s all he got But if I had been there…

You would’ve gotten your ass kicked too

“Hey,” I heard Chase say “You gonna eat those, or what? We need to get back to work”

I looked up froone Madison was scraping plates Chase’s was already empty

“Go on,” I said, grabbing my knife “Get started on the measurements I’ll meet you out there”

I squeezed out so the pancakes into bite-sized squares Now I felt left out of breakfast too As…

“You need anything else?” Madison smiled She slid into the seat next to me and propped herself up o

n one elbow

“I’h”

She yawned on cue “We were up late”

“I’ll bet”