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CHAPTER ONE

TESSA DONOVAN STARED across the parking lot of Donovan Brothers Brewery, mesray brick of the building She couldn’t help but stare The police lights were so at odds with the birdsong and pale sunlight of the early- hour

Her brother Jales near the back door He wore a dazed expression, probably because he’d never ly

She stalked across the parking lot and grabbed her brother by the collar of his rumpled T-shirt

“Hey!” he protested

Tessa pulled hi him down until they were nose to nose “James Francis Donovan,” she whispered, “what have you done?”

“What are you talking about?” Jah that Tessa almost believed him for a second But only for a second

She twisted his collar tighter “Spill it”

“Cory hand at the police cars “You’re not accusingto do with the robbery, I hope? I set the alarm, I locked the doors This is not my fault”

Tessa ran a suspicious eye down her brother’s body He looked like he always did Tall and handsome and laid-back His jeans orn out by a thousand washings, his T-shirt faded to cloudy gray His light brown hair was sleep-tousled, but that was nothing new Unfortunately, neither was the guilty shift of his eyes when she looked into them

“Damn it, Jamie”

“Tessa—”

“I know the robbery wasn’t your fault, but you said you were the one who found the door open So what the hell were you doing here at seven in the ? And why’d you call me instead of Eric?”