i grabbed gage 's hand and walked to the counter . '' thanks , jess . jesse , this is my boyfriend , gage . gage , this is jesse . '' jesse nodded his head to himself as he cleaned off the bar . '' boyfriend . '' he muttered something that sounded dangerously close to '' figures . '' '' great girl you got there ,
gage

in the few weeks since he 'd proposed , she 'd felt jittery and unable to shake the feeling that she was making a mistake . instead of planning her wedding , she 'd found herself avoiding the subject of her upcoming nuptials whenever scarlet or her grandmother had brought it up . but had she slept with zeke because of or despite her engagement to john ? had she unconsciously been trying to sabotage her engagement , or had she just been unable to resist
zeke

'' this is wilkins ' house , this is part of the war office headquarters . '' lainhart nodded slowly and then moaned . with great effort he opened his mouth and said , '' l-lucy k-kill . '' he took another deep breath , his face turning red from exertion . '' k-k-iller . '' hunter 's mind reeled back to the original meeting with lainhart , and then to the packet of information he had been given about all of the men who used to work for lainhart , including
wilkins