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He’d blown it, dismissing her like that, hadn’t he?
Maybe. But he knew he would have been distracted by Sloane’s presence, and the truth was, he worked better when he was alone.
Nothing he could do about it now, anyway. In the back of his mind, a little niggle of unease surfaced. Would she be safe wandering around downtown Flagstaff by herself?
Of course she will, Jeremy told himself. Her biggest danger will probably be blowing too much money on new clothes. He wondered then how much money she had on her, and whether it would be enough, and if she’d be offended if he offered her some. This was new territory to him; they’d given Addie money because she was a Wilcox and entitled to the clan stipend…plus much more as the daughter of a former primus. It seemed pretty obvious, though, tha
