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After a moment, Sherbet said, "What, exactly, does that mean, Samantha?"
"Itood He sat forward, rubbed his eyes with a hand that was bigger than even Kingsley&039;s I noticed scarring on his knuckles that I had missed before He looked down at his own knuckles, and said, "I used to be a fighter A brawler, really A real hothead back in the day"
"You&039;re doing it again, Detective"
"But you said - "
"I didn&039;t say anything"
Some of the color drained fro on, Detective"
I left him alone for a moment while I tossed Anthony&039;s undies in the laundry roo detective was apparently over his initial shock He was not only holding the greasy bag of donuts, but had just consuht in the world
"Not quite," said Sherbet, licking his fingers, but then suddenly stopped He looked up at ain, ain&039;t I?"
"Yes, you are"
"What&039;s happening to ave hihts" face He srease
I said, "You&039;re not losing your mind, Detective Sohts I also suspect it&039;s because you&039;re one of the feho knohat I really am I&039;ve put a lot of trust in you And you in htly at hihts is a rare privilege"
He snorted "I feel honored" He was about to turn back to his bag of donuts when a thought occurred to hihts, too?"
"It does"
"I&039;m not sure how I feel about that"
"Don&039;t worry, Detective Your deep, dark secrets are safe with ive me permission"
"Do you kno crazy that sounds, Sam?"
"I do"
"Are we both crazy?"
"Maybe"
Sherbet stared at ator Strictly by the books Just the facts, h, fair, street sator Then one day a varanted, a cute and spunky va down
"I wouldn&039;t say crashing down, Sam Maybe turned upside down a little And, yes, I know I&039;rinned "Maybe we should get to why you&039;re here"
He sat straighter "Gladly Which is an odd thing to say about a serial killer"
"He struck again," I said
Sherbet nodded "Corona this time"
"Drained of blood?"
He nodded "Completely Same MO Massive wound in the neck Knife wound, we think Bruising around the ankles Found this one wrapped in a blanket in a ditch"
"Female?"