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He finally let out his breath, fixed her with his gaze, and said, "I shouldn’t be saying this, but the police in Denver have evidence you were in Massaro’s apartment Just a heads-up, when you speak with them"

Her lower lip dropped, then she quickly clamped her mouth shut and sed hard

Hell

"What evidence?" she finally asked, sounding more timid than Jake liked to hear

"Your driver’s license was found inside Massaro’s apart to knohere they had found her driver’s license He wondered if Detective Hanover, the chief’s son, had known this when he had asked her for her driver’s license, testing her to see if she kneas uilty of a crime? Massaro had stolen it fro the crime scene?

But then Jake was certain the detective would have been asking himself why Massaro would have taken her driver’s license and nothing else However, just because her driver’s license was found in the condo, that didn’t confirh why that and nothing else?

"When did he get it from you, Miss Greiston?" the chief asked

So that was the crux of the matter If she hadn’t actually seen him, hadn’t been able to enter the condo to speak with hiet hold of her driver’s license?

"Where did the police find it?" she asked, her voice dry

The chief tapped one boot on the tile floor "The Denver police wouldn’t say"

"If you’re done with Alicia…" Jake let his words trail off, not wanting her to be subjected to anyher questions concerning the crihtened a bit and looked sympathetic "They found blood on the sheets, Miss Greiston And in a couple of other unspecified locations I’m sure the Denver police ant to take a sample of your blood Did he hurt you?"

Alicia had to have bled when the bastard Massaro bit her, Jake suspected Hell The only good thing in the whole matter was that forensics couldn’t deteres But poor Alicia Her face took on a whole new shade of white

"Do you mind?" Jake asked the chief, as he leaned in to help Alicia up from the couch "We’ll be headed back to Silver Town If you have any further questions…"

"They found your fingerprints on the inside front doorknob, so they know you’d been in the condo," the chief said to Alicia and added with a nod to Jake, "My son gave ood luck, Miss Greiston We want to solve your mother’sfurther, won’t you?"

She halfheartedly nodded

"Good Then we’ll be seeing you"

Jake wrapped his arm around Alicia’s waist and helped her out of the bank and to the vehicle while Touard detail reloaded into the SUVs

"Drive, will you, Tom?" Jake asked, his voice terse as he pondered what they were going to do about the Denver police

Chapter 18

Jake helped Alicia into the backseat and went around the vehicle to join her while Toer’s seat Their guard force led the way again Jake hoped to assuage her concerns at once Although the proble to be easy to explain to the police

"Oh, Jake," Alicia said on a moan, as soon as he shut his door, "the Denver police will learn what I am as soon as they analyze the bloodstains"