Page 222 of Deep Cover

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She was mad about having to stay there.

Good. Mad was better than hurt. Because she'd wrapped herself around herself and she wanted to run. The instant she saw me, she wanted out. The Annie Knox throwing herself into the arms of her savior to be pulled free of the danger was not the Annie Knox so determined to do whatever it was on her own, she was always running too fast in the right direction but too soon.

It was healthier for her to remain in the house and face it.

So all the stuff I would have put off, I did then. Interviewing the guards. Walking through the house. Getting an idea of where videos had been filmed, what had happened to everyone present and where. Making certain I understood all of it.

She didn't let go. I hadn't expected her to. She'd run to my arms for comfort, exactly as I wanted her to, and she stayed pressed against me.

Now let's see what she would do once the retraining started in earnest.

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