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“But how did you get in?” She glanced around frantically, no doubt looking for her dark protector. “Kade would never have let you…” Her voice trailed away, and then, as if she’d remembered something new, she leaned forward on her seat. “Was it you?”

“Was what me?”

“Who followed him earlier today?” She rose to her feet, clutching the blanket around her.

I didn’t want to burst her bubble of modesty, but between the show she’d put on in the kitchen and the hours of footage I’d been forced to endure at the police station, I’d seen most of the woman already.

“That was you, wasn’t it?”

“I’ve come to help you.” Ignoring her question, I stepped closer and offered her my hand. “To get you out of here.”

“Why would I want to leave?” She shook her head as if I was a fool. “I’m with the man I love. I’m not going anywhere.”

“The man you love?” I snorted, balking at her deferential tone. “After everything that swine did to you, how can you say you love him?”

“You don’t know him like I do.” Noble was instantly defensive. “No one does.”

“I bet you don’t know everything about him.” Hedging my bets, I stared her down, hoping my bluff worked. It was true I didn’t know Walker’s history, but if she claimed to know him better than anyone else, it was possible she did. Perhaps, in her unhinged pursuit of his defense, she would slip up and reveal something that might prove useful. “I bet you don’t know what he’s done.”

“You’d be surprised.” Her brow rose defiantly, confirming my suspicion that she indeed harbored information that could be purposed for Walker’s prosecution.

“So, youdoknow about him?” My tone was accusing, extending my bluff. “You know what he did, and still you stay?”

“Fuck you!” she spat, jabbing one finger at me. “Who are you to come in here and judge me?” Hesitating, she looked me up and down before continuing. “In fact, how are you here? I never pressed charges, so there can’t be an active police investigation.”

“That’s right, little girl.”

My blood ran cold as Walker’s voice echoed from the doorway. Time morphed into slow motion as I spun around to discover him blocking my only exit from the small room.

“There is no active police investigation.” He stared at me, his gray eyes cold and devoid of emotion. “Do you know this woman?”

“She was one of the police officers who handled my case when…” Her voice trailed away as though she was somehow guilty about halting the atrocious ways Walker had treated her at Pennsylvania Avenue.

“So, you’re a cop?” If it was possible, his expression hardened.

“That’s right,” I replied, straightening in defiance. “I’m with the police, and—”

“No.” Folding his arms across his chest, he glared at me.

“No, what?” I fired back, desperately trying not to fluster.

“You might be a cop, but I don’t think you’rewiththe police at all.”

“Master?” Noble’s gaze darted from me to him. “What do you mean?”

“Master?” I scoffed. “After what he did to you, how can you call him thatby choice?”

“I have another question.” Closing the door behind him, Walker strode into the room, though my exit was still largely blocked by his hulking presence. “Why the fuck are you in my house?”

Chapter Fifteen

Kade

Anger furled through my chest as I saw the stranger standing there interrogating my little girl.

“Fuck you!” Tiffany hissed, pointing her finger at the intruder. “Who are you to come in here and judge me?” She paused, looking the woman up and down, and for some reason, I had the impression that they knew one another, though I wasn’t sure why. “In fact,howare you here? I never pressed charges, so there can’t be an active police investigation.”

“That’s right, little girl.” I wandered farther into the room, holding the door frame. “There is no active police investigation.”

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