We stood there awkwardly for a few moments until Mallie broke the ice.

"Won't you join us? We just arrived and haven't even ordered yet." "You sure?" Wyatt said, looking at me.

"Absolutely. Please." I signaled for the waiter to bring two more place settings.

I sat opposite Wyatt, and Mallie sat opposite Sadie.

Without going into great detail, I filled Wyatt in on my final run-in with Nate Bledsoe and the two wounds I had suffered on both occasions. Mallie and Sadie listened quietly and then shook their heads.

"Men!" huffed Sadie. "Why, they'd just as soon slaughter one another as breathe."

Mallie nodded. "I almost lost William twice—and you know what they say about things coming in thre...

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