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"Maybe he didn’t realize a woue, and how the corpse had opened its eyes "Tara said she was attacked in the darkness," he murmured "She didn’t say she was at the Alahts that focus on the chapel, it can be very dark And the areas surrounding it are dark, too But we do know that Chelsea’s last conversation with her friend took place at the Alamo The conversation that was interrupted by what she called ‘a an! What’s the matter with you? We actually have soht direction, and you’re hesitating"

He stood "Fine Let’s go to the Alamo"

They sat on the same bench and watched as tourists caht and the day was beautiful But Logan was anxious, worrying about the dozen tangible things they could be doing instead

Mothers pushed infants in strollers, dads walked by holding the hands of toddlers The citizens of San Antonio, along with thethe Alan of Zachary Chase

"I don’t understand Why doesn’t he cohost He appears when he chooses to," Logan said He hid a sain, this one a navy pinstripe with an attractive flare to the jacket and a tailored pale blue blouse beneath it She wore little heels, h They must look like an odd couple, with her so formally, even severely, dressed and him in jeans and a buckskin jacket He was never without his service weapon, though It was hidden by his jacket

"Isn’t there a way for you to contact him?" she asked, her eyes brilliant as she turned to hiriht’ve lost a valuable opportunity yesterday You have to learn not to be so hostile"

"I’m not hostile"

"You just said that with treh; despite their circuhter

But then his laughter faded

A black bird suddenly landed in front of his feet It looked at his, and turned to see that birds had begun to light down around the aftershave with bird pheroain," Kelsey said in a low voice

Startled, he looked at her

"There was a crow at the kitchenyesterday ," she told him "And then here and, after that, in my dream"

"The Comanche believe differently fro power, and we can look to they and power they provide"

"I have to adh I’

"I thought that, too At first Half these guys are crows Like Jackson Crow," hethe birds?" she asked skeptically

"No I’ the Comanche line," he told her "They’re here for a reason They’re here to give us power"

The birds settled around the He remembered the hawk that had taken down its prey in front of hi The hawk had almost dared him to try to take its kill

He hadn’t done so, but he’d held his ground Which hen he’d seen the mass of crows and ested to Kelsey

She nodded "All right Since Zachary doesn’t carry a cell phone"

She stood and he joined her He took a step forward, then paused One of the birds ooping toward theainst his chest He thought the birdat their feet and flew on

Kelsey straightened, pulling down her jacket and brushing back her hair

"The little bastard was dive-boan bent down to see what the bird had dropped It looked like a sasped as his hand closed around it, and he realized what he was seeing wasn’t paint

It was nail polish On the well-er

Chapter Five

"This is what I think it is, isn’t it?" Kelsey asked

Logan nodded Kelsey was prepared; she reached into her purse and produced an evidence bag "We have to bring it right in," she said

"I’ to call Crow"

"But shouldn’t we--"

"No, I’d rather we took it to someone else I know Someone not associated with this case"

"But…Gaylord has to be coht in a different medical examiner," Kelsey said But that didn’t seem to sway his opinion