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"Okay," she said, and rose

Luke’s office was lined with fraazine covers that spanned years He was clearly a collector But then, he loved sports, especially baseball She sat down behind his desk, letting the plush leather chair soothe the stiffness in her body

"Her na a hip on the desk "And according to the official reports, there’s been no dispute of the suicide and there is no cri as nervous as the day she’d taken the bar exaive you a nod," he reminded her

She nodded "What’s the nu h to call on experts when I need to, and actually listen when they talk In this case, you’re my expert"

Surprise flickered on his face before he read off the number from memory and then put the receiver in his hand to his ear

"Hello," a fe The sound of her voice was so familiar, so Elizabeth, that Julie’s stomach knotted

Julie discreetly cleared her suddenly parched throat "Hello, this is Julie Harrison"

"Oh, thank God," the woman said "I’m not sure this line is safe Meet me in an hour at the dinosaur display in the Metropolitan Museum"

Julie’s eyes went to Luke’s "But-"

The line went dead

Luke cursed under his breath "This could be a setup You realize that, right?"

She nodded in agree her ar, bad ass, ex-Navy SEAL bodyguard And in order to save time, I think we should share the shower at e"

They were ten minutes late Julie eyed her watch with concern as she and Luke stepped through the doors of the h the entry She shivered and tugged her leather jacket closer, thankful she’d stopped by hoe into black wool pants and a black sweater That bridesmaid’s dress would have made the cold day even colder

Luke stood beside her, dressed in jeans, a sweater, and a leather jacket They scanned the ht appear relaxed, she could feel the tension rippling off of hi