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“Yes,” Kent affirms. “Everything is in place for the delivery as well as the distribution. It should all move seamlessly. We’re not anticipating any interference from the police – we’ve flown fully under their radar with this one.”

“What are they talking about?” I whisper, looking up at Daniel, taking his hand.

“I don’t know,” he murmurs, shaking his head, his eyes still on the door.

“This is good, Kent,” Alessi says, his voice pleased and proud. “With this, we as a family know that we can…truly trust your again.”

“It’s rather disappointing to hear,” Kent replies, his voice low and a little angry, “that you ever lost that faith, brother.”

I can almost see Alessi give the little shrug that always accompanies the chuckle that I hear. “When families are so far apart for so long,” he says, “it is easy to…lose a little trust. Especially with your continued allegiance to the Alden girl, despite our suggestion that you…let those ties go.”

I blink when I hear myself referred to this way – especially from Alessi, who has always been nice to me. But this just makes me realize that Alessi and Natalia are two sides to the same coin he’s just been showing me a shinier face. I narrow my eyes at the

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door, displeased.

on,” Daniel says, tugging at my hand.

murmur, stepping closer. “I want to

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my own reasons for wanting to keep those ties in place. And Daniel is…

hand, truly anxious now, not

him a little glare and move closer to the door as Alessi begins to speak again, but then I’m yanked almost fully off my feet as Daniel gives a hard pull on my arm.

hurrying up the stairs, dragging me along with him. But we must make it up fast enough because I have no real chance to see if anyone came out of Kent’s office to investigate before Daniel pulls me into my room, shutting and investigate before Daniel

at him. “Why did

crossing his arms. “If my dad caught us eavesdropping, he’s not going to be as easy to appease as you think

my desk, eager to check my phone.

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rolls his eyes and heads into the

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