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Chapter 5

“Murray.”

“Nice. Mr. Murray, Mr. Jaeger and I are business partners. I might not be a finder, but he doesn’t talk to clients, so right now I’m your best bet.”

“And you are?”

“Edie Sweet.”

Great. He had no desire to bare his soul to anyone, but he was running out of time. “I’ve lost my connections.”

She looked at him, one second slipping into another before her eyes widened, but then she frowned. “Your connections-connections? Are you sure?”

“Of course, I’m fucking sure!” He motioned to his head. “You don’t think I’d notice if I was suddenly alone in there?”

Her face became a calm, pleasant mask and he sighed. He couldn’t blame her for not believing him, but he’d hoped for…something. Urgency perhaps? A will to drop everything at hand to help him out of the goodness of her heart? Had she been human, like finders should be, she might have. It was one of the perks of his existence, having people turning themselves inside out to please him.