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With a hand on her hip, Zave ushered Devon out of the dining room and closed the door when they were both in the hallway. “I’m going to stay with her for a while,” he said.
Devon had tried her best not to shed tears, but it was difficult when she saw the spirit drain out of Bess as she and Zave recounted what had happened on the mission. Zave had sent men ahead of them to come to the island to remove Jennifer, which meant by the time he and Devon got back, the threat was gone.
Bess was frantic. They hadn’t given any information to her about what was going on, just given the men instructions to take Jennifer out and away. Bess would’ve led the men to the girl but wouldn’t have known why she was being removed in such a way. But there were contingencies and passwor
