For Love Or Justice

silently beside him, gazing out the window, her gaze flickering to the shadows created by the trees that pa

ion was far away, obscured from the outside world, and hardly discernible f

ng, we'll be safe here." "No o

age smelled faintly of damp wood and was small and dingy, with

nt in. "How long can we

time for you to explain the situation to me. I must kn

omfortably. "I told you already... I was involved

uglas. Trying to be patient, he inhaled

's crucial. It demonstrates that Simon Bennett i

e that one of the city's most powerful men c

eed. They are pursuin

ely honest. He had witnessed the downfall of strong men before, but it wasn

ced the room. He felt uneasy about something. The unwavering sensation per

oris, why did you become engaged in the firs

tantly as she bit her lip

," Douglas asserted. "You

etting it. Everything is under Simon Bennett's authority. I had nowhere to go. Althoug

xamined her. You were simply e

hing. There was more to it than she was acknowledging, and Douglas was awa

d your trust." I must know everythin

shining in her eyes. "I'm not

jaw. He was aware of her fear, but he was unable to a

Syndicate for years." "You could k

wanted to speak or open her mouth to him. She parted her lips, but nothing ca

barely audible whisper. "I di

ar, or possibly guilt was there in her eyes. Even though he didn't

ou can tell me." "I'm not here to caus

moment that she would lose it. Her hands gripped

tinued, "I can't." "They'll

ut his hand lightly on her should

me more emotionally distant from one another. She still didn't have

involve you in this mess." "I

ady involved." "I'm in this with yo

away as she turned back to face him. She had briefly shown

e of surviving what was about to happen, he needed h

ush descended upon them. He looked at Marcus on the telev

in a quiet, desperate

corner and spoke quietly.

apped back. "You must hea

nded tense and more nervous

g for her. A powerful p

had anticipated this, it was still a shoc

coming from Syndicate associates. This exceeds our exp

phone more tightly

ent on. They're pursuing you as we

ough he had been pursuing the Syndicate for years, he believed that his r

now?" Douglas's voice

e phone." But believe me, you're in worse

ight be telling the truth. Was there any connection

Tomorrow is the typical locatio

seated on the couch and gazing at the floor. He need

sponded, "I'll be t

as right, this was about more than just keeping Doris safe. It was about fi

e with Marcus's comments bearing down on him. What was Marcus trying to say

red, disturbing the qui

gazed at her. "I didn't reali