JJ The rest of the afternoon passed in a blur. I cleaned my station. Answered emails. Returned messages from clients. Scheduled appointments. Did everything I was supposed to do while trying not to think too hard about the fact that Nixx's number was sitting in my phone now and four hundred dollars was tucked safely with the rest of my money in the hiding place Havoc didn't know existed. For the first time in years, I had some hope that things will turn out well for me eventually. The thought should have made me happy. Instead it mostly made me nervous. The bell above the front door chimed. I looked up automatically. Havoc walked in. The small flicker of relief I'd been feeling all afternoon died instantly. He wasn't alone. Bones followed a few steps behind him before disappearing to

