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“We know who is controlling this threat, but that is the point, they’re using civili—” Pat stopped and frowned.
“Pat, what is it?”
“Nothing,” he said, but that frown was still in place.Suddenly, he shook his head and looked toward her.“I will understand if you don’t want to see me anymore.”
“I do,” Ava said.“You didn’t cause this.You didn’t kill Lauren.”She glanced at her hair and felt sick to her stomach.“My hair did.”
Pat reached out, cupping her hair.“No, it didn’t.”
“Lauren is blonde, I’m usually blonde, and she’s not dead because whoever attacked thought they were hitting me.”Ava hated this feeling.
“No.None of this is your fault.Look at me, Ava.I am going to fix this.You understand me?I am going to fix this, and then you and your family are going to be safe.”He pulled her in close and kissed her.
Ava wanted to tell him she loved him, and there was no way she was backing down or leaving, but she didn’t get the chance, as in the next breath, he was gone.
Chapter Twenty-One
“Grant’s right,” Patsaid, walking into Bull’s office.
Bull looked up, and behind him was Grant.
“Of course I’m right.”Grant let out a laugh.“Wait, what am I right about?I mean, I’m right about a lot of things, and people tend to—”
“Ranford,” Pat said, cutting Grant off.He had a tendency to just start talking and not stop, which was fine but also a little annoying.“Grant’s right, it has to be Ranford.”
“Look, I know you didn’t like Ranford, in fact, no one has liked Ranford from the beginning.”
“This is different,” Pat said.
“Ranford always said that when he took on the cartel, he had nothing to lose, right?Think about how we’re getting attacked,” Pat said.“This is close to home, but Ava is a new deal.None of you guys have truly met her.Other than Halloween, Ranford has to be the one responsible.He’s working for the cartel.He is the only one who would know about the security cameras around town, around the sheriff’s building.He would know what to do, when to attack.With Ava, it is sending a message.That shit has cartel written all over it, but the baseball bat, that’s Ranford.Think about when he took his city.The man was known for being a beast, and he used his fists and...”
“A baseball bat.It is what made him feared,” Bull said.“Because he didn’t just shoot to kill.He got personal.”
“Every other hit does not have that personal element, but this one is personal,” Pat said.
“Does this mean Ranford has a problem with you?”Grant asked.“Like a personal vendetta?”
