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Noone.
He exhaled. Cole was worried about him. It’s what people did when they gave a shit if you lived or died, something Damian was just beginning toexperience.
“I can’t risk Juntasa taking him out,” Damiansaid.
“Why?” Cole asked. “Seems like a good solution to me. Juntasa takes out Gatti, you and Aria come home, problemsolved.”
He couldn’t explain it to Cole — that he had to be the one to kill Gatti, that he had to be able to tell Aria he’d seen Gatti die with his owneyes.
“It has to be me,” Damian said. “But I appreciate theoffer.”
Cole sighed. “I’ll text you the address and a current photo of Juntasa. Keep meposted.”
Damian disconnected the call and slid the phone into his pocket. He looked into the pool, as blue as the water off the island of Kythnos. He hoped he got the chance to take Aria someplace beautiful when this was all over — this time for nothing but R&R.
He was tired of being in incredible countries on a mission tokill.
Tired of seeing the worry in Aria’seyes.
Most of all, he was tired of leaving her, of not knowing if he would ever see her again, if he would see their babyborn.
He felt her arms slide around his waist from behind and turned around to holdher.
“Time to go?” sheasked.
He kissed the top of her head. “Time togo.”
