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On the walk back to Bale’s, Harlow tried to figure out how Ophelia had gained Animal’s loyalty so fast. Maybe it wasn’t so fast; she was out of the loop. It only seemed fast because she’d been in jail for three months. Ophelia had all of that time to recruit Hagan’s men as her allies. Sometimes it was difficult to remember that life went on outside.
Maybe they’d been in it since before Hagan’s death. Maybe Brash was loyal to her too. s*x had been Ophelia’s suggestion when they wanted Parratt and Yarker to take them seriously. Maybe she’d used the same tactic with her brother’s goons.
With Anwen’s bag on top of her case, Harlow had a hand free. Without thinking, her fingers began to toy with the bullet hanging around her neck. Animal had been the one to shoot Ryske. She couldn’t imagi
