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as a man. It's another thing entirely to wa

shadow I co

h rules, even if they were written in blood. Dave? He

w how to stay jus

the wedding, I

desk like an omen. Inside? A single

finish what y

brother. But it wasn

s a p

g the cold metal speak to me. Dave had resur

.. he knew

o Shadow.

now. Switching vehicles every two hours. No traceable

s folded. "He's hiding in plain si

's not family.

d what he did to women behind closed doors. The ones who neve

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're going to

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ow

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, I fo

chair, sipping brandy like

ithout warmth. "You brought a

a bullet o

" he shrugged. "Tha

ser. "Stay aw

utiful, Kal. Didn't expect

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dn't

knowing Eli will grow up wondering why hi

the gun

aid. "You're just the shado

le

them forever. You think putting your name on that girl make

in. "It

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esses. Some endings re

my men surroun

im go?" T

verything I build. I want him to feel how

rld forgets his name,