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He saw a flash of sympathy in her eyes "Marco’s dead," she said quietly "And so’s Preston Both of them murdered, presuht"

Colin felt a hard stab of grief, his jaw tightening as he stared at her "When?"

"Two days before Mariane was attacked Both Marco and Preston on the saht you knew"

"No" He inhaled deeply, looking away froaze

"You were friends?"

"With Marco, not Preston He had horses and ia Marco ordered some equip the stuff into his truck We rode together sometimes" He shook his head "Da once "There’s nolike this"

"Fuck"

"What about Preston?"

"I didn’t know him," he repeated "Marco mentioned him once or twice, but that’s it"

"Did you knohere they lived?"

"Marco, for sure Like I said, we rode together--his horses, I don’t have any here Wait, what happened to the horses? He loved those animals"

"They’ve been taken care of They were sent to a ranch in Wyo," she added at his skeptical look "Vampires have no interest in horse flesh or blood"

Colin shrugged unapologetically "What I know about vaave hie is somewhat more extensive I’d like to see all three criot a roster inside Let "

"A roster? It lists everyone?"

"Everyone I know of," he said over his shoulder as he strode into the s like that?"

Colin stopped and looked at her "No one but uess It’s on a coht Why?"

"From what Jeremy’s said, the two of them were pretty open about where they lived They were new to the area, and Mariane even shopped here in town But Marco and Preston shouldn’t have been that easy to find If soot hold of your roster there--"

"Darlin’, this is a s," he ht up the file on his computer

"Apparently not, stud, since you didn’t even know Marco and Preston were dead"

Colin looked up, his eyes narrowing in irritation "You’re right," he agreed finally "And I’m sorry about the darlin It’s a habit"

"Yeah, okay Truce We’ve got bigger fish to fry anyway"

Colin stood and grabbed his windbreaker fro on in this town, and I intend to find out what it is"