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"I called I said I had business," he protested

Marshall was a big guy, his size and musculature emphasized by his shaven head and tattoos, but despite that, he looked absolutely terrified

"You sure as hell better explain yourself better than that," Thor snarled

His fingers were knotted into fists at his sides, and his tone had aroused so, as well The air filled with a sudden rush of testosterone She kept her position between the twoto blows

"Callanced at eachhis head "There’s no way I can ot out withabout?" Thor de in the water," Marshall said "So there It tried to drown er at Genevieve "It’s all your fault Why the hell couldn’t you just leave me alone?"

Genevieve opened her mouth, but words wouldn’t co--or the Scotch?" Thor asked

"I didn’t start with the Scotch until I encountered whatever the hell is down there"

"What was it?" Thor de at the any sense," Thor said

"You had no right just to disappear I thought you were one of the besthis feet

"Please," Genevieve said "I don’t understand"

Marshall stared at her, shook his head, winced "There was soed ain There eird sounds, and…shit, you can’t s to killback there…at least not for a long, long time Not until someone finds out what it is and kills it or…exorcises it or so to kill ht it on when you went down and saw that…whatever"

Thor stared at him, his eyes narrowed "Don’t blame Genevieve," he said "Blaht her hand "Let’s go"

"Let’s go?" she echoed questioningly

"You heard hio back Just one word of advice, Marshall--lay off the Scotch You feel like you can handle things again, you knohere we’ll be Genevieve, let’s go"

They returned to their rented boat Thor had tied on to Marshall’s with so e to the hull, which they would have to pay for

Either he didn’t notice or he didn’t care

He was obviously struggling to obey the speed liht ahead She went to stand by him

"He’s really terrified," she ry, disappointed, hurt But she still found herself defending the man who had been her boss--confident, professional, assured--for so many years "And honestly, this isn’t like Marshall I’ve seen him face a million threats and I’ve never seen him cave like this"

Thor didn’t look at her for a moment, but when he did, he suy looks like Or a woman, for that matter We all have some point deep in our psyche where we can be afraid In Marshall’s case…who the hell knoent on? But it isn’t your fault You didn’t cause any of this" He hesitated, staring straight ahead again "I don’t believe in ghosts," he said Yet, the words were like a line in a script, like soer held any conviction "But if there were ghosts out there…" He shook his head "I’ll start over I don’t think anything intended to hare deep inside where any huain for a second, then offered her another smile "Hell We found him He’s alive and well We’ll just tell the others that That he felt he needed some personal ti down there did try to kill him?"

"I don’t believe it," Thor said simply "I do believe a flesh-and-blood murderer is out there, and because of that, we need to be…not afraid, but wary I believe that…that there are questions that have to be answered"

She stood next to hi at first Then she said "We’ve found Marshall Noe have to find Audrey"

He was quiet She kneas thinking they ht already be dead

They made Genevieve’s house before dark

As they pulled into her driveway, Thor turned on his cell, which i

"Where have you been? I’ve been trying to reach you for hours" It was Sheridan, and he sounded irritated

"Driving," Thor said flatly "What do you want?"

"I read another one of the letters, and it’s too damn close to what that reporter rushed ahead and insinuated in the paper If you’ve been on to so, you are entirely outside your contractual bounds"

"We’ve given you everything we found," Thor said

"You have to get back down there," Sheridan said

"As soon as I have police clearance"