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Her eyes darkened "Not every rape is physical," she said in a quiet voice Then she was out the door

I sat where I was for at least a full minute before I stood and slowly ram was already on screen All I had to do was input the date There were three death reports from that day, but only one that was listed as an MVA--motor vehicle accident

I printed it all out without reading it--reports, pictures, everything--then logged out of the computer, retrievedback to the diner, sio where I would have the roo over I felt a little silly as the waitress came up to me, but apparently it wasn’t the first time she’d seen a booth used as a teavequickly through the thick sheaf of papers Right now there was only one thing I was really interested in

Decedent--Herbert Singleton White ville Only next of kin was an ex-ho lived in Lafayette There was a driver’s license picture, and I peered at it for close to a minute while uy I’d probably seen him at Pillar’s once or twice before Not a local Just soood a time

So, Herbert, were you the one who made me like this? Were you a zombie? That he’d roofied me, I had no doubt But he hadn’t counted on the fact that I already had a nice high rocking when he started buyinghis special little touch of Rohypnol to them The full effect must not have hitand he panicked? Then why drive out to the one to the hospital, they’d have figured out that he was probably the one who’d roofied me But if heI was dying, so he did whatever zombies do and then dumped me on the side of the road

I frowned No, that didn’t hold water I would have had to eat brains iht have had his own stash And then after duot into a wreck, or was hunted down by the zombie killer

My frown deepened Nope It still didn’t work So and brain-drinks in the ER, and had arranged for the job at theProtect New Zo on?

I scrubbed a hand over uy had been a zo ? It was far hway to bashthe white trash skank, take her out to the swamp, chon

And then what? The zombie killer had saved me?

I made a noise of frustration None of thisin the dark I had the reports, and I was going to find the damn answer if it took me the rest of my undead life

Well ares of the death report out and began ure out what the hell had happened On a separate piece of paper, I sto the state police accident report it appeared that dear old Herbert lost control of the vehicle on a curve and went off the road, at which time the car flipped once and hit a tree The driver had been ejected and decapitated, and fragy reports showed that Herbert’s blood alcohol was 06--technically not over the legal lih to impair his reactions on that curve

But nohard?"

I looked up to see Ed with a coffee cup in his hand and a smile on his face

"Because if you are," he continued, "I feel sorinned "Aw, you’re so thoughtful" I pulled the papers closer to me in order to make so to figure out so me What are you up to?"

He sat and set his coffee cup down "I’ive her the keys toto pick up Marcus, and we’ll be on our way for our annual fruitless atte at its best"

"Testosterone heaven," he added, grinning "As well as a nifty excuse to play with ATVs" He nodded toward theI followed his gaze to see a pickup with two four-wheelers strapped onto a platfor here?" Ed asked, peering down at the papers spread across the table "Ew Looks like work stuff" He made a face

"Well, it’s actually a sorta weird personal thing, to be honest"

He lifted an eyebrow "Oh, I’s Is it dirty as well?"