dle tightly. The early morning air was cold, but i

ns

eyes. "Stay away, Hanson," she said, her v

ands shoved into the pockets of his worn coat,

s quiet, almost coaxing. "Yo

dark street. It was empty, but she still felt uneas

voice betrayed her unease. "Why did you c

t ties with him and never expected to see

forward, but Imog

surprised

g his entrance. "I gave you a chance to make something of yo

yd-a man she thought would help him. But it had been a mistak

ips. "I thought they were honest businessmen," he said, shaki

d you didn't?" Her voice was s

u. Do you know what that means? Don Lloyd has put a price on your head." She la

door in his face. But before she could

ulse

low and urgent. "Don Lloyd set me up.

essman he was. It definitely wasn't his place to tell her about him. If she had known this

run from this." Her voice was ice. "You owe him, and I

woman had chosen his enemy o

closer. "Quit pretending to be some untoucha

," Hanson said, frustration creeping into his voice. "You can cal

ir, looking more annoyed by the second. "I just got out af

voice cold. She was done with

lawing at him. She had made her choice, but he still needs her

was final, a death knell. "And stay

He just stared at her, like he was

red-tired of his empty vows, tired of being the one he ran to w

the debt owed

inside, and

e almost felt so

voice barely above a whisper. "Get far away

a good man once, and if he could get far a

t go of the door handle, and the

as Hanson approached. He had seen the way Hanson stormed o

luctantly, fearing the worst

ng on his sunglasses like they could

He said, his eyes searching the dark street. "By morning, D

d those prison walls. Even though he had gotten away easily this time, it m

trolled, but there was an edge to it. "No one can know where I am. N

pen the back door. "Old Master

nside without

es crunched against the gravel a