“Do you know the first rule of the guild?” I shook my head. “It’s ‘Don’t hit first, but always hit back.’” “Oh. That.” I frowned. “Didn’t I hit first?” “Liam didn’t hit you, but you were defending yourself. With enthusiasm,” he added amusedly. “Where’d you learn to punch like a pro?” “I took a few years of taekwondo in high school.” Justin had dragged me with him while he was training for the police academy, but I hadn’t kept up with it. “If that’s the guild’s first rule, what’s the second?” “Rule number two is, ‘Don’t get caught.’” “Don’t get caught at what?” “Anything.” He smirked. “You
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