07/03/2026 01:30

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Olaf knelt on the other side, looking up at me. It just clips on over the real buckle. Several of the uniforms and most of the hospital staff assumed I was a federal agent. I always go armed.

Let her through, now. Bernardo led the way back to circle the house. It was a very causal movement, but it put my face close to his, not close enough to touch but close enough that he got an up close look at the eyes. I was backing up with the gun held out.