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"I’m not the damn sheriff, and what do you need me for anyway? I’m sure all your super va, Murphy"

"I have no idea--"

"I’ over, so put soone already "Son of a bitch!" he swore loudly, catching hiainst the wall It was a nice phone, and besides, it was a pain in the ass to replace those things

He dropped the phone on the bar next to his watch and stood, hands on his hips, looking around his house He’d put a lot of work into this place The air still had that fresh wood scent froo Granted, there was a lotHe liked it here He wanted to stay here Which hton and do what he could to solve these murders Not that he didn’t want to find whoever had done in Marco and make hi over his shoulder

Or maybe it was one particular vae with big brown eyes

Yeah, he definitely should avoid that daether until this was done

"Coward," he ht," he answered his own accusation and went to take a shower

Colin pulled a black t-shirt over his head and slicked back his wet hair, grabbing a toater dripped down his back He told hi it longer, especially during his last years in the Navy when they’d been out of the country more than not, and in places where a man with short hair and a bare face stood out He’d shaved the beard as soon as he got back, but the hair was convenient

A knock on the door drew his thoughts away from his hair Thank God Maybe he’d been lost in the woods up here just a bit too long if that’s all he had to think about

He tucked his shirt into his ca a racket as he crossed the hardwood floor to his front door He saw the black SUV outside and pulled open the door

"Leighton," he said and looked over her shoulder where a big black guy was giving hiht back "Who’s the muscle?" he asked

"Robbie Shields,her way into his house Apparently she was no longer worried about appearances now that her fucking vauard her "You two have a lot in co the bodyguard Robbie was an inch or two shorter than Colin, but uy’s , too busy scoping out his house "Special Forces, rah, rah, all that shit Robbie was a Ranger Robbie the Ranger"

Colin shared a long-suffering look with his felloarrior and gestured for the ers?"

"Yeah, man," Robbie said He took two steps inside and they shook hands

"I worked with a lot of Rangers duringthe way," Robbie said with a big grin "Sootta clear the field for you Navy pussies"

"Well, isn’t this nice?" They both turned to regard Leighton as eyeing the over our bullets?" she asked sweetly

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