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“What happens now?”

“He’ll be arraigned tomorrow and hopefully let out on personal recognizance. That’s the usual routine for first-time offenders.”

“He’s still a first-time offender even though he was charged with this before?”

“He wasn’t convicted, so yes, he’s a first-time offender.”

“What about the campaign?”

“I assume that’ll be suspended after the arraignment. There’s no way he can run now.”

“Even if he’s acquitted?”

“If that happens, and it’s a very big if, it’ll take months. The election will be long over by then.”

“I feel so bad for Caroline and their kids.”

“I know.”

“I should talk to Blaise.”

“No, you shouldn’t.”

“Why not? What can it hurt at this point?”

“We don’t need to add to his troubles with charges of witness tampering.”

“He wouldn’t be going anywhere near her. I could go to her and plead with her to have mercy on Ryder’s wife and kids.”

“Why would she care about them? She doesn’t even know them.”

“She knows me, and I’d be the one asking.”

“It’s too risky.”

“What do we have to lose at this point?”

“I don’t like it, and I don’t think you should do it.”

“So noted.”

If there’s one thing I know about Sienna after eight years of marriage and nearly sixteen years together it’s that she does what she wants when she wants. I can’t stop her from seeking out Blaise.

All I can do is discourage it.

Chapter 22

Blaise

NOW

I wake up slowly after sleeping like a dead woman. It’s amazing how well I’ve been sleeping lately—better than I have in fourteen years. I blink Jack’s bedroom into focus and realize we fell asleep in his bed. His arms are around me, my head is resting on his chest, and I feel more rested than I have since I got here.

“Morning,” he says in a gruff, sleepy-sounding voice.

“Morning.”

“Fancy meeting you here.”

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