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Ryske kept his glare on Rupert until the very last second. He wasn’t the only peeved man around either. As soon as Bale pulled Ryske out of the room and the door swung shut, Rupert marched over to drop down on the edge of her bed.
“How could you tell him that?” he hissed. “We haven’t even told your parents yet.”
“Ryske isn’t going to tell anyone,” she said. “I was in shock after I found out. Ryske supported me. He supports me through everything, Rupert. Don’t ever be surprised if he knows everything I know because I wouldn’t hesitate to tell him anything.”
“What about our deal? About your promise to come back to me, does he know about that?”
“Yes.”
Assuming that his question was supposed to deliver some sort of gut punch, Harlow smiled, which made him flinch. “You told him that?”
