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"I should have--"

"There’s nothing you could have done And she’s alive" That hatto her teammate, the woman who’d wanted to hurt Loretta was now dead, one of Red Stone’s guys having been forced to kill her in self-defense

Iris figured that it ht take Berr a while to come to terms with the fact that a woman he’d once been involved with had tried to kill someone important to him--and was now dead She rubbed a hand over her face What a mess

There would be a whole lot of paperwork and a trip down to the police station tonight She didn’t have to go, but if one of herinterviewed by the police, she wanted to be there with hi that her boss, Harrison Caldwell, would show up too And he’d bring a lawyer or two

They drove in silence, taking only fifteen hborhood on the outskirts of the don area She could see the flashing blue and red lights bouncing off the trees of the dead end street before they’d reached the one-story cottage style home

There were four police cars, two ambulances, a fire truck and two black SUVs Iris kneere owned by Red Stone Oh yeah, total mess Before Vincent had even parked, Berr had ju across the asphalt

"Crap," shesuit

A police officer with blonde hair pulled back into a tight bun held up a hand as Berr neared the cordoned off area The cops hadn’t taped anything off, but they’d set up s where civilians weren’t allowed past and Berr didn’t look as if he planned to stop for anyone

"Sir--" The woman stopped as Loretta cut her off with a shout

"Gene!" Loretta sat on the back of one of the ambulances, a unifor at thea knee-length purple tube top-style dress, her bandaged shoulder was visible but she looked well enough considering everything While her face was pale, she was definitely relieved to see Berr

Berr didn’t pause as he crossed the distance between the, but Berr kissed her hard Even though he was Iris’s client and she was supposed to be watching hiive them a little privacy She ruthlessly buried the unwanted eht of the closeness she’d shared with Wyatt only aLoretta now The need and hunger e off both of them was almost palpable And she so did not need to see that Not when she was already a conflictingbehind her Kell and another Red Stone agent were talking to the fe her knoho they were and why they were there

For the next few minutes Iris and Vincent kept an eye on Berr and Loretta who couldn’t keep their hands off each other Eventually Vincent opened his big mouth, just like she kneould "How is it that you’re married, Iris? And how come none of us know about it? And eren’t we invited to the wedding?"

"Seriously?" Her head snapped up and she glared at him He wanted to talk about this in front of a client? Well, Berr wasn’t exactly in hearing range, but the tiht words to tell her coworkers that she’d had a quickie o but noanted a divorce without sounding like a flake It was too personal and she didn’t want others knowing all about her business Her private life was just that Private

Kell tried to sh as he strode up to them It was a pathetic atteed, those pale eyes of his flashing with a Vincent would get the hint, but the client was now feet away frolanced over his shoulder to find Loretta talking to a police officer and an EMT

"I’ his head, his gaze growing speculative "It makes sense that he’d end up with a woman like you"

Despite her desire to end this conversation ier popped inside her What was up with a relative stranger talking to her like that? "Like esture "I just ave me your resume It’s i" Berr turned back to watch Loretta "She said to give her a fewThey wanted to take her to the hospital but she’s not injured and she refuses to go so we’re taking her to my house"

Iris nodded at him then looked at Vincent and Kell "You two escort the to the station Are the cops okay with our presence?" Depending upon as on duty made a difference for Red Stone’s reception anywhere