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He snapped his fingers.
Muffy immediately sat statue still.
Lincoln withdrew his arm, and the agent fiddled in the back for a minute. I assumed he was securing Lincoln again. Then he returned to the driver’s seat, but not before giving me a threatening glare.
Eric threw his arms around Muffy’s body. The dog leaned into him as if he needed my brother’s comfort.
Through the tinted windshield, piercing eyes focused on me.
I shivered.
The man could command even the least obedient with only a look. Even when in the custody of a federal officer, Lincoln still ran the show.
If a trained agent couldn’t resist, who could?
Which was apparently why I was risking everything, including my good sense, pretending to look for car keys that were secured in my pocket.
Maybe Eric and I had stretched ourselves too thin lately. Yeah, I could blame that on the lack of my using my brain. Or maybe my heart was too soft when it came to Beau. She had on a tough front, but inside, she was freaking out. Teague too.
And I wanted to help them because they’d been there for us. Even if I didn’t like the jerk who would benefit most.
Another car rolled to a stop behind my van.
A dark, expensive model.
This one didn’t honk.
