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I figured one thing was linked to the other"

"Makes sense"

He frowned

"I guess"

"But Nathan was at the Crossfire the Monday before you were attacked

I knoas there to see Gideon

I know it

Nathan wouldn’t go there to see me

Not a place like that with all the security and people I know around"

He sat back

"Okay

So what does that mean?" "It means Gideon was fine after Nathan"

I threw up my hands

"He was fine that whole week

He was ether

He was fine Monday"

"So what happened on Monday?" Cary’s brows rose

"You’re askingthe fucking universe

God

Anyone

What the hell happened to reed you need to ask hiaveback today"

I showed hiave hi that is? They’re not just rings, they’re promises

They’re symbols of ownership and commitment

Why would he still wear his? Why is it so important to him that I wear mine? Does he seriously expect me to hile he screws Corinne out of his syste my eyes, I let my head fall back

"No

And I can’t decide if that makes uy have anything to do with this?" "No"

I straightened and joined hi?" "Kind of hard, baby girl, when I don’t knohat I’ for"

"It’s just a hunch"

I looked at his screen

"What’s that?" "A transcript of an intervieith Brett that was done yesterday on a Florida radio station"

"Oh? What are you reading that for?""I was listening to ’Golden’ and decided to run a search on it, and this cale was bad

"What’s it say?" "He was asked if there’s really an Eva out there and he said yes, there is, and he recently reconnected with her and hopes to make it work out a second tirinned

"So you’ve got your rebound ether"

I pushed to ?" "If your appetite’s back, that’s a good sign"

"Everything’s coeance"

I aiting at the curb for Angus the next

He pulled up and Paul, the door, opened the back door for , Miss Traaze met mine in the rearview mirror, and he smiled

As he started to pull away, I leaned forward between the two front seats

"Do you knohere Corinne Giroux lives?" He glanced at o"

Corinne lived around the corner from Gideon

I was certain that wasn’t a coincidence

I checked in with the front desk and waited twenty o up to the tenth floor

I rang the bell to her apart open to reveal a flushed and disheveled Corinne in a floor-length black silk robe

She was seriously gorgeous, with her silky black hair and eyes like aquarace I adray sleeveless dress and was very glad I had

She ht homely

"Eva," she said breathlessly

"What a surprise"

"I’e in uninvited

I just need to ask you so real quick"

"Oh?" She kept the door partially closed and leaned into the jalanced over her shoulder

"It’s best if you didn’t"

"It doesn’t bother me if you have company and I promise, this won’t take but a minute"

"Eva"

She licked her lips

"How do I say this

?" My hands were shaking andnaked behind her, their early-irlfriend ouldn’t get a clue

I kneell he liked sex in the h to say, "Cut the shit, Corinne"

Her eyes widened

My mouth curved derisively

"Gideon’s in love witharound with you"

She recovered quickly