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"I want to help"

I sat down on one side of the short couch, and he sat on the other end Aidan re rooainst the wall and watched us, his expression neutral

As I pulled out e, I studied Jason Hill He didn’t look like an otherworlder, but you couldn’t always tell by a person’s appearance He didn’t feel like one either My gut told ain for the powers of a sensitive

"When was the last tio I stayed at her place…ht?" Or see her the few nights before?

"I was supposed to, but she calledfor work out of town Then she calledhad come up She was…" He stared down at his hands

"What?"

"She was different She said…she’d found somebody else" He finished in a rush "But that wasn’t like her Someone made her say it I know--"

"It’s okay" I patted him aardly on the shoulder I hated this part "Take your tiether nearly two years She wouldn’t drop me over the phone She sounded…off"

"Off?"

"Rebecca was a calht she was cold She wasn’t! She just wasn’t one to share how she felt with the whole world" He looked up at me and tears welled in his eyes "She was elated, aluy"

I frowned Either she was a real bitch to dump her boyfriend over the phone or she’d been under so to really piss her off, I would be willing to bet on the forht sound like an odd question, but did she specifically say she’d uy?" Aidan asked

Jason jerked out of his reverie "I--" He stared into space for a few uess not She said she had someone new in her life I didn’t think to ask…I mean she wasn’t into chicks, you know?"

Jason started sobbing into his hands I patted hilanced over ainst me Sorrow laced Aidan’s features His eyes met mine and he stiffened Then his face relaxed into its nor

…

By the ti to my shoulder, soaked with theAnd now one Mentally drained, all I wanted to do was go hoh beers toabout double-checking one of the crime scenes and then disappeared into his rented Jeep I tried Ae I wasn’t her keeper or her boss; she didn’t have to report in to ot home, and then nursed the second one This case was a ood mystery until I had it solved I flipped open hten My cell phone rang, and I answered it without looking at the nuruffer than nor I couldn’t recall the last tiry Hell, I was pretty sure I’d never seen the woh to know for sure she had one

"Shit, you back in town already?" I couldn’t keep the happiness out of my voice Our department had access to exactly one sensitive, and I couldn’t pretend I wasn’t thrilled to hear froht now" Oh yeah, definite irritation dripped froot a look at one of your vics, Rebecca Anderson"

"And?" I asked, losing all interest in what could have irritated our ry

"And she’s been drained of nearly all of her psychic energy Her life force Tentatively, I’d say that’s your COD"

I pinched the bridge of y after death?"

"Yes, but that process takes weeks, not days I couldn’t get a feel for what kind of OW y left in her for anyfollowed it "Look Mac, I gotta go That’s all I know Good luck"

The line went dead before I could spit out any lare and then turned my attention to the laptop

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