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"Then I’ll come I’ll just hurry out of this " She indicated the jester’s costuht a possibility

Anna Maria nodded "We’ll be on the street?puffing away," she said

Jordan changed back into her day clothes When she ca to a moderately tall, dark-haired man When the man turned around, she realized she had ht; he had come in with the contessa when she arrived with Jared and Cindy He had done little talking to her, not being the officer who spoke such flawless English He snorina Riley," he said pleasantly

His name was Capo, she remembered, Roberto Capo

She felt her cheeks flood with color; all of the police had been aggravated with her by the end of last night This hout

She saw hilish that she had of Italian?every word had to be recalled and thought out

"Todayyou are fine?"

"Yes, thank you, grazie But " She lifted her hands "It was very real" She had said those words so many times

He nodded "It isunderstand"

"Understandable," Raphael corrected

The handso officer flushed "Understandable Charadeset" His voice trailed off and he looked at Raphael

"Carried away," Raphael supplied

Capo nodded "In Veniceit is beautiful We try not to?to throw up too much, you know? Not like your New Orleans"

Jordan wanted to defend New Orleans, a city she loved, but before she could do so, Capo was speaking quickly again "New Orleans is a good city Carnevale is?different Herethe ownsit is a show Sometimes, the show is too much There is bad that happens The contessa should not play at murder and blood"

Jordan smiled at him "Thank you," she murmured

"Sono?I am Roberto?"

"Roberto Capo, I reo Please I aain, thank you, Roberto Well I’ll let you get to your costu to her, striding to touch her shoulder, then blushing slightly again He was very good-looking, she noted, with his endlessly dark eyes, classic features, and a taut build

"If you are ever afraid, please, coave up and spoke quickly to Raphael in Italian

"He will not laugh at you, or be angry with you," Raphael said

Roberto spoke again quickly, and Raphael translated

"It’s always better to investigate; please don’t hesitate to go to hiht help him, he hopes he may come to you,"

She arched a brow to Raphael, surprised, then looked at Roberto "I would gladly help hio to the palazzo It was a charade Right?" Roberto Capo had understood her "A charade, of course And still " She s at him "Thank you I’ll remember to ask for you if I have any trouble at all while I’, you know that I’ravely "I would like to know morehow you came to the stazione"

"Boat," Jordan re

"You ran fro that there was a language barrier and she was to insist that a wolf had leaped with her froht uest?" Roberto quizzed her "You have not thought if you know him, he offered you no naht, it seemed that those words had made theiven way to ne But today, this particular officer seemed to believe her

"If you see this man, if you find him, I’d like to speak with him You must tell me"

"I’ a mask"