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With a wink, I turn back around and dial Blaze. He picks up right away.

“Hey, Boss, we got trouble.”

“What’s going on?” he asks, his tone reflecting the vibe in the truck.

I glance behind me, checking for the car again but the coast is still clear. “We had a tail. Pretty sure we lost him, but we don’t want to risk takin’ ‘em to Nix and Emma’s.”

I hear a little giggle behind me and I glance over my shoulder as Riley shakes her head and looks up at her Mama. “He said he had a tail. That’s silly, Mama.”

Camilla forces a smile to her face. “Yeah, it is, baby.”

“Yeah, I agree. Take them to one of the nicer hotels downtown and check them in under your name,” Blaze says, getting my attention again.

I nod, scanning the road again as I tell Kodiak to head downtown. “You got it, Prez.”

After hanging up with Blaze, I turn to Riley again and smile. “So, Miss Riley, I have a question for you.”

“What?” she asks, scowling up at me.

“Do you like to swim? ‘Cause I heard the place we’re going has a super nice pool.”

Her little face lights up and she jabbers on and on about going swimming. Kodiak glances in my direction and nods as I turn around to face the front, thankful that she never even realized she was in danger.