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*I think I missed a detail in the previous book. Jackal went back to Romania with Kava. Karina mentions them being together here

After careful consideration of the evidence,” the judge began before cutting her eyes to the Assistant US Attorney, “and in light of new evidence, I find I have no choice but to dismiss the charges against the defendant with prejudice.

lol this inside joke will never get old

Either he was very good at pretending, or he felt it too. That spark. That undeniable itch beneath his skin that was just begging to be scratched. If there was ever a time for her not to be weak around him, now would be that time. But the closer she came to him, the more she wondered why she had bothered to stay away for so long. Denying him was like denying herself.

“One drink,” she said

She already knew Uilleam loved the Ashworth girl because from the very beginning he had pulled his punches where she was concerned. Had it been anyone else, they wouldn’t have gotten this far in destroying his reputation.
This was something he allowed her to do if only because, in some way, he had felt he deserved it even before he knew the reasons behind her actions.

He’s yours, isn’t he?” Isla asked, voice impossibly soft. “Your weakness, I mean. Even after so long?”
They didn’t have to say his name to know who she referred to.
“Weakness or not, I did what I set out to do in the first place.”
Left his business in shambles.
Ruined his name.
And most importantly, she ensured he finally understood why his day of reckoning had come at her hand.

A wondrous, yet troubling thought that brought an absent smile to his face. But it faded just as quickly because in the blink of an eye, he had destroyed his own future without even realizing.