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After all, with the whole deal between Susanna and Dan... you just never know if Yvonne might take it all out on Susie because of Dan.

Ronald shook his head. "Relax. She won't."

"Are you sure?" Stella still sounded worried.

"She won't," Ronald repeated, calm as ever.

Stella sighed, unconvinced.

"She'll just use Susanna as a weapon. Her own little dagger-aimed straight at Dan."

Stella let out a long breath. Yeah... that did sound like something Yvonne would do.

It made her feel a little better, but she couldn't help worrying that Susanna might not be able to handle it. The truth was, Susanna really had zero experience in this sort of thing.

With Yvonne's... intense methods, there was just no telling how rough it'd get for her.

Hull stepped out of the Quinn family's country estate just as his phone started buzzing.

Xander's name lit up the screen. Hull answered, and the tension was obvious from the first second.

"Stop looking," Xander said, voice ice-cold.

Hull's jaw clenched. "And what's that supposed to mean, Mr. Schultz?"

girlfriend alive," Xander replied, with a hint of a smirk

down looking for Susanna. Xander knew

phone. "So you know where they

Xander just grunted.

Hull's face darkened. "Where?"

all. Hull's people hadn't been able to track down Yvonne anywhere, but Xander apparently had the inside

up in

"Twenty-seven days?" Hull echoed.

"Mhm."

at the ground,

Silas, who, along with Barnaby, looked

them had slept much, all

an eye on

show, but looking at things

could ask anything

those years ago? But

of them started

had grown up around Ronald-she'd been exposed to all that

around. Susanna, though? She'd never even

around him lately made Hull's temples throb. Silas broke the silence. "Mr. Schultz, you know where Susanna is now?" "Yeah," Hull replied, not bothering to hide his

for? Let's just go ask Mr. Schultz to give her

shot Barnaby a look like he was a complete idiot. Go ask

eyes sharp as a hawk. "Keep eyes on Xander at all times." Going straight to demand Susanna back was

Silas nodded. "Got it."