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It was a while since she’d been in a relationship Many men had been turned off by the mere fact of her profession

Some were too turned on by it, and they scared the hell out of her

But her last relationship had ended not because of what she did, since she’d been seriously involved with another pathologist

He’d happened to co to a corpse

She knew he’d been bothered The relationship wasn’t instantly over It had ended oneHe had seeuished, and then he’d told her--he believed she had soe power, and he’d tried, but he couldn’t et that she talked to corpses And he was terrified that one day he’d see the back

The breakup had hurt She’d cared about him, and she knew he’d cared about her, as well

And she’d wondered if she should keep her affairs few and far between and very casual

There could be nothing casual about a relationship with Will But while she found herself fantasizing about hiratified to realize that he was just like her He wasn’t turned off by her science or what lay beyond science

But…

That didn’tabout her!

After she’d dried and dressed, she gave the cat soone," she said Bastet purred, looking at her with beautiful cat eyes She sees people couldn’t understand

"I’ve got to , Bastet The day is alone"

The ani Bastet, she placed her on the bed "I’m so sorry," she murmured "But you have to stay here"

She an," he said "Tyler is at Austin Miller’s He’s keeping an eye on things, plus he did a cursory search of the house and yard I told Logan about the i to send Jane out to the house so she can sketch it for you"

"Good idea," Kat agreed

She looked around as they drove Chicago was truly one of the great Alittered in the bright sun Heading along South Lake Shore Drive, she could see Grant Park and the Buckingham Fountain, the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museu," she said to Will, "do you think we should focus on Austin Miller’s house--or on the Egyptian Sand Diggers?"

"I think we’ll findfor at Austin’s house," Will said "Your teaers But the two people who can help us the most with the ship are Austin Miller--well, not Austin hi You heard what Manning said--he and Austin Miller were the rock-solid foundation of the society"

"And if Dirk’s pain at losing his old friend was faked, I’ up on this," Kat said "I don’t believe Dirk Manning is guilty of anything And Austin Miller is dead"

"We’re back to the salvage divers, then," Will muttered "And after what you heard Amanda say on the phone, I think she’s somehow involved"

"But how?"

"I don’t know"

"Obviously, Agent Chan, I’ aloud," she told him