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On the other end of the line, Jason laughed "Matt, honestly, I wrote what I saw I think you’ll be fine with it The only thing is, of course, Max Aubry will see it, and write what he wants to the following day We are at rival papers"

"Doesn’t ht you should be forewarned"

"Thanks"

"I’ll see you at the reenact you play your famous ancestor?"

"Can’t I’m still the sheriff here"

"Great I’ll see you, then"

"Thanks, Jason"

As he hung up, he thought he heard another click that preceded his own

He frowned Who the hell would be listening in on his conversations?

And why?

Darcy dropped by Ada Since he had been old for a parent when Josh had been born, she feared for his health now that he enty-five years older

"You caught a cold today!" she said

"Nevera hand in the air "What on earth happened to you in that cemetery today?"

"Believe it or not, I really don’t know"

"How can you not know?" he asked

"Because it was pouring, and the as howling as if a sudden hurricane had popped up It was really strong, and you know it What I said in the Wayside Inn this afternoon was the truth, the whole truth I was running to juet to the cars, and suddenly I was in the hole"

"So the wind blew you in?"

"Maybe," she said

"You were pushed?"

"I ain

"Ada sick"

He shook his head, but he looked worn and tired as well

"I’ve taken soht to bed," he told her "I was just waiting up for you to come in"

She smiled "I swear to you that I’m just fine But I am worried about you"

He shook his head "There was that incident in the library And now this I don’t like any of it, Darcy We’ve had proble here that’s just not right"

She shrugged "Adam, did you ever meet Lavinia Harper?"

"Once or twice Why?"

"Just curious, I suppose"

"Ah, the ex-wife Rich, stunning, always throwing parties for soenerous or nice woht?"

He frowned "You’re suggesting she ht be dead?"

"No," she said quickly Too quickly "I uy Hardheaded and heavy-handed at tihost ht be his murdered wife?" Adam sounded very skeptical

"No I really don’t think that But I don’t want to be an idiot, either People say she was supposed to show up here…but that no one heard from her"

"I see what you mean And very difficult when you’re so infatuated with Matt," Adam said flatly

She cast hiht s his lips

"I do"

"Ah"

"Too much, Adam"

"We’ll check into Lavinia’s whereabouts," Adam promised her "Oh, ye of little faith!"

"I do have faith!" she protested

"Cover all the bases, Darcy I’ you I’ve always told you to cover all the bases, right?" Adaan, then hesitated, and started again "I’ve seen too many women fall…fall in love And lose their minds and their senses because of it I don’t want to be an idiot because…" She shook her head and threw her hands up "Because I aain

"Get in bed!" she chastised, giving hiht!" she called to him

"Darcy"

"Yes?"