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perform a reverse abduction, maybe get a chance to pull a trigger against a live target. The next moment, that opportunity was robbed from her by the arrival of Harrison, who’d somehow managed to take three bullets to the leg and then ride right into her private, supposedly secure compound, with Damien Wolfe’s kids in tow.
    So maybe she was a little pissed.
    At Harrison.
    Smack.
    At Wolfe.
    Smack.
    And at Savi, who was currently standing in the way of them getting some much-needed answers.
    Thump. Thump. Smack.
    Inez had known Savi long enough, trusted her deeply enough that she believed her when she said she wanted to let Harrison get some rest. The “doctor” in Savi ran deep, and there was a certain sense of duty that came with that. Inez could buy the argument that she wanted to give Harrison time to recover from the surgery she’d performed to remove the bullets and patch him up. Well… maybe not recover , but certainly get a few hours of rest before they bombarded him with questions.
    But it wasn’t “just” that.
    The slight hitch in Savi’s voice as she made her plea for Harrison to be left alone wasn’t exhaustion, like Inez had dismissed it as before. It wasn’t annoyance at having her methods questioned, it wasn’t charitable pity, or even simple human decency.
    It was desperation.
    Thump. Thump. Smack.
    Inez had to proceed carefully.  First, because she considered Savi a friend. Inez wasn’t a big fan of jumping to harmful, unnecessary conclusions, but she wasn’t stupid either. If Savi knew Harrison, that was a link to Damien Wolfe that was as direct as it got. The team – all of them – had been pretty lax on security around Savi because they considered her an ally, but what if that really wasn’t the case?
    Smack. Thump. Smack.
    Second reason to move forward with caution; Savi was a helluva lot more dangerous than she looked. Many times, Inez had put her life in Savannah’s hands, without a second thought. She had a heart of gold, sure, but it came with a switch, and Inez had seen what happened when that switch was in the off position. Killer face, killer body, and a killer instinct that could make your blood run cold.
    Inez shivered now, as the hairs on the back of her raised. She whipped around, turning to see the object of her thoughts standing behind her, silent and disconcerting in the semi-darkness. Moving only enough to swallow the heavy lump in her throat, Inez raked her eyes over Savi’s face, noting the glossy redness of her eyes, even though the remainder of her expression was unnaturally calm.
    As if it were being beckoned, her gaze dropped to the tension in Savi’s toned arm, and she followed the path down to her hand. “I need to talk to you.” The polished steel of the gun in her grip glittered, happily reflecting the dim lights. She lifted the weapon, and Inez was already moving, prepared to take Savi’s head off her body with a well-placed kick.
    But… Savi was holding the gun out by the handle, with the barrel facing herself.
    Huh.
    Still on guard, Inez lowered her foot. She looked at Savi for a long moment, trying to see past her inscrutable expression before she finally, carefully, accepted the gun.
    It was a peace gesture, she knew.  And that’s all it was – a gesture. They both knew the gun wasn’t the only weapon Savi had, and they both knew that if it came down to a fight, no weapon was needed.
    But the message was clear.
    Inez tucked the gun into the waistband of her pants, then lifted her hands, welcoming Savi to speak her mind. The other woman swallowed hard, obviously uncomfortable with what she had to say.
    “First of all, just as an FYI, I’ve locked Harrison into the medical center,” – So what? Inez thought. It was her house, she had keys. “With my electromagnetic locks. Nobody is getting in or out of there until I say.”
    Inez folded her arms, scowling at her – maybe soon to be former – friend. “So you’ve put yourself in charge of