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“I’m a thief, Paloma. It won’t matter what you say. They’ll assume that I coerced you and toss me back into jail.”

“Not without proof, they won’t.”

“Since when do they need proof to arrest someone?”

“I don’t know what happened with your arrest,” she admitted. “But you don’t have to worry about tonight.”

Dante slanted her a glance. “There’s still one problem.”

“What?”

“I don’t believe you.”

He didn’t believe she’d stand up for him? “Why not?”

“Why should I?”

“Because I said I would. And my word is good.”

“You’ve been lying to me from the start.”

“The reason I need that tape doesn’t matter.”

“It matters. I’m in this mess as much as you are, so you damned well owe me the truth. And until I get it, I’m not letting you out of my sight.”

“What?”

“You heard me, Princess. You’re stuck with me until I decide I’m out.”