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Savannah ai ago, back when she'd been a carefree girl Long before illness had ravaged her body and her ht her, and she remembered well the lessons she'd learned Besides, as close as she was to him, there was no way she could possibly ulped, his gaze locked on the gun “Look, just put that thing down—»
A small smile twisted her lips “I don't think so, Mr Donovan Noho hired you?»
A sheen of perspiration appeared on his forehead “I can't tell you that»
She cocked the ha to hear»
His eyes widened “I can't tell you, okay? Part of my contract with my client was that I would keep his identity completely secret»
«How do I know that you're even a real detective?” Savannah mused She was a bit surprised at herself She'd never actually held anyone at gunpoint before She thought she was doing a pretty good job of it
His hands began to lower
«Ah-ah! Keep your hands up!” She couldn't risk hietto reach into h alert
Jack moved slowly Inch by careful inch, he removed his wallet He flipped it open and held it up for her to examine “My detective's license is in here»
She squinted, trying in vain to read the shtened, but he threw the wallet across the room It landed at her feet
She carefully bent and picked up the wallet, scanning the ID “This could be fake»
«It isn't»
«Why were you hired to follow me?»
«It seeaze was hooded, watchful
Her stoun, but she did not lower the weapon Her pal to sweat “What do you mean?»
«I know you're after your brother's killer»
Savannah said nothing, neither confir his words
«My eaze watching her, waiting for her response
Savannah lowered her gun “Hoas he killed?»
«Can't you guess?” He waited a beat and then said, “All of the blood was drained froers of her left hand lifted and rubbed lightly against the two sesture, and Savannah dropped her hand instantly, swinging her hair forward to cover the wounds “And your … employer … how did he find out about me?»
«He read about your brother in the paper, about the way he died And he knew the same killer had committed both crimes»
«But how did he find out about me?” Savannah repeated her question, her tone fierce
«He did soed “Your nas that I found Once I knew your name, it wasn't hard to track you»
«How do you know that I aer have known her plans? She'd only confided her intentions to her closest friends