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“Top of the list” Callahan s to do with ancient history between the ton and me, or if it’s just because I’m the local sheriff—Steve didn’t know All he kneas he’d seen six na he wanted no part of But it wasn’t that easy”
Cody looked over at Keira “I don’t kno nment”
Keira’s soft brown eyes hardened “Enough to know no one just walks away froo”
“Right,” Callahan said “I doubt that’s changed, and I wasn’t taking any chances He wouldn’t tellHe said he didn’t want to get anyone in trouble” His face showed his frustration
“Since I couldn’t get anything ht and not let on to anyone in the organization he’d seen that list or wanted out” His face contracted as he said roughly, “He was just a kid—barely old enough to drink And they” He drew another deep breath and put a tight rein on his e to call in the cavalry—your agency,” he said, indicating Cody and Keira with one controlled gesture “Which I did, first thing”
“But now he’s dead, and any proof he had died with him,” Cody said
“Not quite,” Callahan said “But that reminds me I can’t just leave his body where it is Not to mention his truck is parked at my house—he left it in the driveway in front, and I ht before we left But I didn’t have tiht to my front door”
“D’Arcy is sending backup teams to Buffalo and Sheridan,” Cody said “They’re a few hours behind us, but I can have one of theators, but they’ll preserve any evidence, just in case And they’ll clear away any trace he was there, if that’s ant We just need to decide if ant to make Tressler’s death public yet”
“It depends on the original crime scene,” Callahan said “If he was shot in his cabinI’ that’s where we’ll want his body discovered Whoever beat hi us to find him there”
“Good point,” Cody said He glanced at Keira for her input, and she nodded her agreee for the backup tea the body back, if necessary”
Callahan told him, and Cody jotted it down “That settles that But what are you going to do?” he asked Callahan “You can’t just disappear froht start to wonder if the sheriff just up and disappeared, especially since your name is on the hit list”
“You’re right” Callahan ran one hand over his unshaven face “I’o back to work, act as if Steve never told ”
“Can you do that?” Keira asked
One corner of Callahan’s mouth quirked in a faint ser—no problem”
For the first time Cody noticed the lines of tiredness on Callahan’s face The ht, but he’s huht?” he asked, knowing the answer before he heard it
“I couldn’t take that risk”
Cody pointed to the bed in the corner, the one Mandy and the children had used “Why don’t you get soh concern As Callahan started to protest, he added, “You’re all in We at least had so Keira and hi on the way up, so we dozed then, too Maybe you can go day and night, but you won’t be at peak efficiency And that puts the whole tea it was the one argunore