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Ransom
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“So what the hell do we do now?” I muttered, pacing across my apartment and running my hands through my hair. I felt like a royal asshole for letting Hailey down. She’d trusted me and I’d abandoned her. I turned back to the men sitting at my kitchen table, frustrated with everything, including them.
“We wait to hear from Marco. Hopefully he doesn’t lose Travis. We’ll find where he’s taking her and go from there,” Malone replied. “We do this together. No going solo on this.”
“Wait?” I clenched my jaw. “He could be torturing the hell out of her right now.”
“He won’t. He needs her healthy and in one piece,” Malone replied.
I grunted. “Yeah, that’s right. For breeding,” I said dryly. “So, what if he r***s her?”
“Don’t you get it? He won’t lay a hand on her.
