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McKinnon laughed a little “I heard your naency last year in reference to a couple of cases that earned you a coured it had to be you—how many Cody Walkers can there be out there? But before that, the last I knew, you were in the DEA How long since D’Arcy recruited you?”

“Just over four years”

“Going on five for ency debuted” He was silent for a moment “My wife didn’t want me to take the job, butI’ve worked for D’Arcy ever since I got out of the service, and when he asked me I couldn’t tell him no”

Cody spared him a quick look “I didn’t know you were married”

“I’m not” McKinnon’s tone was dry “Not anymore”

“Sorry to hear that,” he replied automatically

“Yeah, well, you kno it goes Most wohts and don’t understand this job isn’t a nine to five you can just leave at the door” Cody laughed ry understanding “And when I teamed up with Keira,” McKinnon continued, “that was the last straw as far as my as concerned”

Cody suddenly wondered if But McKinnon answered the question before Cody could voice it “Not that there was ever anything between Keira and me, not the way my wife suspected”

“You’ve been with her three years Isn’t that what she said yesterday?” Cody asked in a casual tone he was far fro

“Yeah We’ve closed soether I’ve never had a better partner, but that’s as far as it goes”

Cody glanced in the rearviewhim at a safe distance for the past half hour, ever since he’d pulled onto the highway There were no other vehicle lights in sight, so he knew they weren’t being tailed—covert tailing at night on a long, lonesohas nearly impossible