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After I said that, I remembered what I'd wanted to ask him yesterday. "Those guys who came after you- did they give you any more trouble?"

As I spoke, I glanced at his hands and face, instinctively checking for any bruises. Luckily, there weren't

any.

"No," Hayden said, almost like he could read my mind. And even if they did, they wouldn't stand a chance.

So confident.

I finished the last sip of my soup and asked, "Have you found out anything about your dad's accident? Like, who's behind it? Why are they coming after you?" Hayden looked at me. "They're scared I'll find out the truth about my dad's boss's death."

He was being vague, like always, leaving me to dig for more. "Was his boss some big deal? Did his death mess with people's plans or something?"

"It's been over a decade. There's no financial benefit left. What they're worried about is the boss's kid holding a grudge."

Something in his voice made my throat tighten. "The boss had a kid? Do they know you're investigating?"

Hayden's gaze dropped, avoiding mine. "She doesn't know yet."

That caught me off guard. After a moment, I asked, "Are you gonna keep looking into it?"

said, like there

danger. Those guys yesterday didn't exactly look like amateurs." I voiced

he always had. "What? Worried I'll get

out, it won't bring them back. Putting yourself at risk for this... it's just not worth it." His eyes locked on

move forward,

was something my dad used to say to my mom,

muttered, going back to

know what else to say. Leaving now would've been

"You're pretty good in the kitchen. Is that something you picked up in the military? You weren't just on kitchen duty,

course not-he'd already told me he was Special

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a picky eater. I

made

"You have a sister?"

biological one." He put extra weight on the word

me-he had mentioned it

really say

and he gave me a quick glance. "I just hadn't gotten around

she in school? Working?" I couldn't help but fire off questions,

away. His grip tightened

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