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The Leighton wohtly "Don’t bother, Murphy," she said dryly "I’ve got friends in the South Good friends And besides, I knoho you are"

Colin looked her up and down, narrowing his eyes She probably played that killer body the same way he played his accent, and to a hell of a lot better effect, too So who the hell was she? "What can I do for you, Leighton?" he asked bluntly, his accent still present, but considerably less so

"I’ator Very private In fact, I have only one client, and he’s sleeping at a compound not far from here"

Colin let his surprise show on his face "You’re with the vampires?"

"I am And I’m sure you knohy I’h this too nights ago"

"And you were there when Mariane was attacked"

"Afterward," he amended sharply "By the tiive me," she said, and see Wei Chen and Loren have both vouched for you and your honesty"

"Is Mariane okay? I wanted to call an a Jere her to the compound really was the best course, Mister Murphy"

"Colin," he said "No need for forrinned, the first honest, uncalculated thing she’d done so far "Formalities aside, then I’m here because I need to see the criht"

Colin frowned "Criht we’d moved past this, Murphy"

He shook his head, puzzled "No, I mean, I understand you want to see Jeremy’s place I don’t think he’s been back there since it happened, but, crime scenes, as in plural?"

She studied hi it a statement not a question

"Knohat?" he snapped

"About Marco and Preston"

"Marco? What about Marco?"

"You knew hi in past tense? Has so happened to Marco?"