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When he still didn’t move, she ran up behind him and scooped him into her ar chased She slaers tre around to see if Beau Kidd was there Maybe his presence as h the downstairs and assured herself that he wasn’t in sight than the doorbell rang So as she hurried to the door and looked through the peephole

Michael

She exhaled in relief and opened the door "Are you all right?" he asked, a s his brow as soon as he saw her

"I’m fine"

"You’re not fine You look…white"

"Um…have you heard the news?" she asked him

"No, why? What’s up?"

"They found another victim of the Interstate Killer," she said

"Oh, God That’s awful"

As she stepped back to let him in, Killer barked "Killer, this is Michael"

"Killer?" Michael said, arching a brow

"Oh, shut up and coet you soo, yeah I orking late I talked to Dan earlier, and he said you proured I’d just stop by now and ht, and ask if I can crash the festivities Is it okay if I go with you guys?"

"Of course If it’s still open"

"Still open?" Mike said

"Didn’t you hear me? They found another dead woman"

"Did she work at Dan’s park?" he asked

"No, in fact…she was going to work for me," she told him

"Oh, Christie!" He took a step closer and threw his ar her close "I’ for a ave a nervous bark "It’s okay, boy," she chided hi’s cousin," Mike said indignantly

"Be quiet You’ll hurt his feelings," she said lightly, then turned to lead the way down the hallway Once again she felt that eerie sensation and paused

She nearly ju roo on," she called over her shoulder to Mike as she hurried into the dining roo a trench coat He looked like such an executive, she thought as she flipped open her phone and said, "Hello"

"Hey, you all right?"

It was Dan

"I’ain She frowned What was going on tonight?

Mike shrugged "I’ll get it"

She smiled her thanks and returned her attention to the phone

"I saw that they found another dead woman, Christie Another redhead," Dan said "I’m worried about you"

"I’m fine"

"Because you have Killer?" Dan said doubtfully over the line

She looked up Mike was returning, and Ilona Nelson ith hi to Dan She mouthed the words, Where’s Tony?

"Tony is still next door," Ilona said cheerfully

"You have a houseful?" Dan asked over the line

"Your big bro is here, and now Ilona"

"Tell them hi," Dan said

"Dan says hi," Christina repeated "Mike says he’s going to coht," she explained to Dan

"Yeah? Cool"

"Where are you going?" Ilona asked

"To see Dan as the Grim Reader," Mike explained

"Tony and I will coht?"

"Of course they can coe

"Dan says of course you guys can come" She frowned and turned to Ilona "Neither of you has to work?"

Tony owned a bar and restaurant on International Drive, where he worked hts, and Ilona helped out