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Cringing at the nickname, Dawn almost spat out the drink in his hand. He didn’t hate Jack Daniels, but the joke was getting old.
“Aren’t you getting tired of it?” he asked. “That horse is dead.”The horse might be dead for many years, but it wouldn’t amuse Jericho any less. Dawn might have learned how to relax his dress code, but his personality was still as stiff as ever.“The horse might be, but not the man. You were supposed to be dead.”Closing the door, Jericho let his mischievous side fall. There was still a small twinkle in his eye, wanting more details about Dawn’s supposed death. Judging from that reaction, the gay man had already caught wind of Ricardo’s betrayal. Dawn put the whisky glass down with a sigh. Jericho wouldn’t let him go without getting all the information he wanted.“How much do you know already?” the mafia boss asked.Not in a hurry, the bar ownRelated chapters
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