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"Sit down," he ordered, hter

Well, okay

I was going to be sitting down regardless of hi me to or not

I did as I was told and stared at the table to avoid his piercing eyes

"Having a good day?" His voice was so void of emotion, it was almost robotic

"You don’t have to take the cordial route," I plainly replied "I know you don’t give a fuck"

He stilled for a moment, like he was surprised by et to the point then You knohy I’ht"

"Good, you’re clearly ss"

I fought hard not to glare The jerk

"Now I think it’s iards to that night, and we can start by you looking at me"

I did as I was told, only because I knehat he was capable of and he scared the shit out ofhim the way it did, he was irresistible eye candy, and I understood in that ardless of all he was Looks like his had the power to disguise the darkest sides in people

"That’s better," he said with a single approving nod "So, I’ve been tossing your other night’s words to et to the botto to ask you several questions, Emma, and you’ll answer them truthfully"

It was htened up so that he was fully facing ether over the table I had a thing for hands Couldn’t stand a ered on his long fingers, finding callouses I knew he had There were no rings or watches on him He was incredibly plain, and a sued by that

"What did you see the other night?" he asked, focusing my attention back to hi at me as you answer, E I usually had wandering eyes when I lied I kept theh, and decided this was not the ti," I answered, and that was the truth "It was dark"

"What did you hear then?"

Now this was the question I’d dreaded the most I opened my mouth to answer, but then closed it when I discovered thatI looked back at hi eyes roahis botto," I finally said, looking away fro attention I couldn’t tell hiht mean if I did

He was an impossiblesecond, as if giving me one more opportunity to correct myself, and then he nodded "Good," he said, but his voice wasn’t as stern as before "I’ you told the officer that when he went to your apart"