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"Thor, think we should still head out? Sheridan canceled when he saw all the cop cars out there, but we could still dive," Marshall said

"No!" Alex protested "You can’t give people a day off, then haul theht," Marshall agreed gluuess"

"Monday," Thor said, and left thee, certain Genevieve had yet to leave hers He couldn’t shower and change and keep his eye on her cottage at the same time, but at least he could clean up quickly

Hell He was following her Beco obsessed Why?

At the moment, he told hiely when Jack had connected the woman she had seen in the water with the corpse on the shore, which certainly see roo her He was beco a pale yellow halter dress that coolden color of her skin and the rich, radiant darkness of her hair She set off on foot, heading out of the resort

He paused, gritting his teeth, then went after her

One by one, the others had drifted away Frowning, Victor noticed that only Bethany stayed But then, it wasn’t usual for Genevieve to walk off without waiting to see if anyone had a plan or wanted to join in on whatever her plan ht

At last he got up and headed for his own cottage

He strode in and paused, startled that the floor just inside the entry seemed to be wet The watery trail led around the half wall to the bedroo at the bed, he nearly let out a screa-wet htless blue painted eyes stared up at hi was soaked and askew Plastic ar for his help

What the hell…?

Victor felt a strange sense of panic If he were caught with this thing in his cottage…when there had been a real dead wo, and fast

Ho the hell was he going to do that with no one seeing hiotten it into his cottage in the first place

Who had brought it?

And why?

She was heading south on Duval Street

Since Genevieve seereeted some of the shopkeepers she passed but didn’t pause to look at anything At the La Concha Hotel, she ducked into the Starbucks He held back, leaning against the building

"It’s haunted," a wolasses in place, tour book in her hands "Herb, it’s haunted It’s the tallest building in town People have jumped from the roof"

"Yeah, yeah, it’s haunted Can we check in?" Herb asked He was leading two large suitcases by their straps and wore a heavy backpack He griuy

"Oh, Herb, I’ aether forever Happily Nice thought

He gave Herb a thurinned and moved on

Genevieve reappeared with a paper cup of coffee She started south again He followed

Just a few blocks farther along the road, she made a sharp turn He followed The street was lined with old houses, all handsons announcing that they were bed-and-breakfasts One dared to proclaim, "Best breakfast in Key West" Genevieve went past, then turned up a walk Three steps led to a handsolassin the upper half

She pulled a key chain fro closed behind her

He stood on the street and surveyed the house, sloalking closer It was a striking Classical Revival mansion It o stories, with an arched attic, and had wraparound porches on both the first and second floors There was Victorian gingerbread on the rails, and it looked as if Genevieve lovingly tended the place--the paint was fresh, the laed, and there wasn’t a flaw in sight As he stood there, he was surprised to see the door fly open again