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“Trace!” Keira felt her face flushing, and knew she’d betrayed herself

He smiled wryly, and his eyes met hers “Yeah, it’s none ofwith hiht think badly of you if I found out I just want you to know I don’t, that’s all”

“I never thought you—that is, I did think you ht—but I don’t want—oh, God” She was hopelessly lost in a morass of half sentences, none of which she kne to end Trace’s eyes held understanding and a glint of humor “Oh, damn you,” she said without heat

Chapter 21

When Cody walked into Callahan’s house, the first thing he noticed was that Keira was studiously avoiding her partner, and his internal radar started buzzing It wasn’t anything either of thee vibe, and he wondered what the hell had happened

But before he could ask Keira about it, Callahan hollered from the kitchen “I’m starved Let’s eat while we have the chance”

Keira followed him back into the kitchen, and while the two men ate, she told them what she’d found on Ted Danvers “Two felony convictions, and a long history of petty cri from her cryptic notes “And his name is on the NOANC donor list for the past five years”

“Suspicious,” Cody said between bites, “but not proof of anything”

“No, but those two felony convictions give us leverage under the ‘three-strike’ law If he goes down for atte one of us—a life sentence We et him to talk for a reduced sentence”

“What else have you got?” Callahan asked

“An extended cab pickup truck registered in his naave the make, model and year “Did you find one on the road anywhere?”

“No,” Cody answered