x of hope and fear. "Mr. Croft, sir. You n

Connell' s family is here. They' re... they' re very

heard in the background o

ound of pure arrog

pathetic stunt Evelyn put you up to? Did my

cracking. "They' re smashing things. They' re th

er little plot failed. I' m not coming back. You can tell h

ne wen

in disbelief. He looked

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t speak, he

as his knuckles connected with Leo' s jaw. Leo crumpled to the

an sc

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his staff," he said, walking towards m

truck my face. The force of it sent me staggering back against my

taste of blood filling

calculating part of my brain take over. T

tting him see the blood

, my voice raspy. "He won' t believe anyon

ed at me,

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