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He let her get to the door of his office before stopping her “I didn’t say you could leave”
Her shoulders stiffened and she spun to face hiarded him coolly “I wasn’t aware I required your permission”
She pulled on a heavy black coat Jewel-studded gold bracelets clinked,her movements seem musical
“As of now you’re in e” Max stood, walked over to her and leaned his back against the wall “Your father hired ure out who broke into your store”
At the mention of her father Rose became wary, distant “Probably a bunch of kids I work in a jewelry store It’s not hard to believe it was a crime of opportunity Besides, it’s not even my store The owner doesn’t seem to think she needs protection, so why should I?”
“Your father obviously thinks you need it” Max tossed the coet
“He doesn’t knohat’s best for ritted her teeth “Besides, this happened thole days ago If so about it by now?”
“Not necessarily And as for your ‘kids’ theory, the store was broken into, but the perp didn’t take anything” He cocked his brow “That doesn’t sound much like a crime of opportunity to me”
“All the jewelry is locked in a safe, as are the stones in the workshop” She tilted up her face to his, exasperation clear in her eyes “They’re high-grade safes, not so that can be pried open with a crowbar And I lock the safes whenever I close up We also have a security system, cameras and a duress button”
Max couldn’t help but notice the way the colored beads around her neck sparkled like firethe saht He’d have his hands full keeping her safe, especially if her father’s suspicions turned out to be true
“The security system was disarmed and the ca the safe or stealing anything You don’t find that strange?”
“No, I don’t Perhaps they were interrupted, or it was just a random act of vandalism” She stepped toward the door “Now, if you’ll excuse me”
If it had been the act of a bunch of kids trying to vandalize the neighborhood, then why had they stopped at her store in particular? A store with a high degree of security Why not bust up a fes of the shops next door? Rose Laas definitely in danger Max pressed a pal her exit