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“I’m right here with you.”
God help me, but I believed him. I prayed that unlike all the other important people in my life, he didn’t disappear when I needed him most.
26
KAVNER
“Here you go.” I handed over the pills and a glass of water to London.
She took them robotically, like she was locked away in her head and not even in the room.
She’d been like this ever since fucking Agent Keegan had dropped his bombshell.
Damn her boss. He’d shaken her foundation, even if he did believe she was incapable of this.
“Come on, Coleman. Bedtime.”
She glanced up as she rose from the couch. The sight of her battered face still made me furious.
“What am I going to do?” Her tone was lost. “They’ve taken me off the case. What if they fire me?”
“That’s not going to happen. Someone is framing you.”
“They could take everything from me.”
I gripped her shoulders. “So don’t let them. Get angry. Nothing in life comes easily, London. You have to fight for what’s important.”
Something flickered in her amber eyes.
Yes, my fierce London was still in there, under the shock and sadness.
“Do you want to let this person get away with this?” I said. “And in turn, let the Accosta cartel happily launder their money?”
“No.”
“So use your very capable brain to find and stop them.”
Her mouth flattened. “I’m off the case.”
I raised a brow.
She frowned. “You think I should keep investigating?”
“We’ll keep investigating.” I cupped her jaw. “But for now, you need some rest. I want you to get some sleep.”
She nodded, then gripped my wrist. “Thank you, Kav.”
“For what?”
“For being here.” She swallowed and looked away. “It’s nice not to be alone.”
I touched her chin, and nudged her face back to me. “You’re not alone.” I was going to make sure she was never alone again.
“I have my sister, but I’m there for her, not the other way around. I don’t want to call her and let her know what’s going on. She’ll just worry.”
“I’m sure she’d want to help you.”
“She’s my little sister. I’m the older one.”
