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"Really?"

Soaze back to her

"When?Okay, I’ll let her knowBye" She hung up and stared at an to ith questions Had souys knohere I was? Did the press? "What’s going on?"

"Killian’s lawyer called They found the boys who attacked you The police need you to coer Relief because my location was apparently still a er because I didn’t want to have to face those boys again, especially Johnny But I knew I had to "When?"

"Killian’s texting ive you the details"

For some stupid reason, I felt hurt that Killian hadn’t calledthere forpersonal any for him to do but

No, never mind No buts

"Okay" I blew out a breath "Guess I better buy a coat"

"I liked the wool one," she offered, gently tugging at the one I was currently wearing "This is a no"

"I’," I assured her as I shrugged out of it

"It’s all out of the company credit card," she replied "So you don’t have to I know accessing your rabbed the coat we’d both liked and walked to the till to pay for it As we stood at the cash desk, waiting to be served, I said, "If I haven’t told you before, I’ me with her shoulder, "Back at ya, Finch"

OFFICER CALTON ASKED ME TO meet her at the police station the next day where they were holding the boys before officially charging theht want so the kid who tried to rape me As crazy as ood thing because I really didn’t have much time to dwell on the attack in the cemetery Of course, the cast did its best to be a constant reht and I could still feel the weight of Johnny’s body bearing down on riht have happened if his friend hadn’t saved rateful that h I was still carrying around a hefty aer

The door to the aparto I frowned as I listened to the footsteps walking down the hall They were too heavy for Autu a black double-breasted wool coat He had a black scarf tucked into it like a cravat and was holding leather gloves

I sucked in a breath, resenting the flutter inhere?"

His eyes roa, too intense, until I feltjeans, my new fitted blue wool coat, and heeled boots that Autuht was a pretty nice outfit was my cast "O’Dea"

He stepped closer, those dark eyes focused on ht"

I had

Brenna had been weighing ain and to o

"That was the plan," I answered dryly

"Good"

Good? That was it? Okay I guess it was "good" Exasperated, I sighed "What are you doing here, O’Dea?"

He scowled "Taking you to the station I thought that was obvious"

"I thought Auturabbedby hi not to notice the clean smell of soap and a hint of spicy aftershave, or what it ood--who cared?

O’Dea followed "Well, I’ you Problem?"

"Nope"

It felt like a probleh Aardness that hadn’t been there between us before uess you’re mad at me for some reason?"

I threw him a befuddled look "I a I did affected hiraduated to Killian Now I’ his perceptiveness, Iabout And I’ you the silent treatment I’m nervous because I’m about to face the boy who tried to rape uitar"

O’Dea flinched at the word "rape" and then his expression turned hard "You’ll get your guitar back"