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"But Marcus Danby deserves justice You know that"

"I do"

"But" he began He didn’t finish It was al at all

"But?" she deo silent!"

He looked over at her For a moment she wished she’d met him under better circuth of his conviction and inner resolve and, ad in bed with him

"Jackson would find a place for you," hewith one of the units You could even be based in northern Virginia"

She laughed "Dustin, I kno to fire a tranquilizer gun, but I’ve never held a real firearm in my life I’m a coward!"

"If we didn’t have the sense to be afraid, we’d be worthless Fear can consuent about what you do and how you do it I’ to oes under and we’re forced to find homes for the animals and sell the land, I’ll have to," she said

"It hasn’t happened"

"It is happening"

He squeezed her hand again "We’ll find the truth, and the truth could repair all the harm that’s been done"

"So far it looks as if our founder died of an overdose and our first-in-command was so off his rocker that he nearly drowned and then ed to electrocute hie observer--is that one or more people ork at the Horse Farm is a devious, bloodthirsty e the situation," he insisted "Whatever that truth is"

They’d driven off I-40 and taken the back road She could see the café ahead; the SUV in which Malachi and his team had arrived was parked in the lot

Olivia braced herself to go in

The Krewe agents already had the largest table at the café, the one at the far end, away froh to join the a coffee refill to a lone tourist She returned the pot to the burner and came toward them and, as Olivia had feared, she threw both ar Olivia felt she could cope with right noas pity

"Oh, honey, I aine how hard this is for you--all of you But Sandra, well, she’s a tough bird, and Mariah and Mason just aren’t as invested Oh, and poor Drew and Sydney! What will they do? They’ve both given their lives to that place!" Delilah said "Anyway, I’et you, love?"

"Iced tea would be great, Delilah"

"Saroup of tea drinkers!" Delilah chuckled "I have chicken potpie tonight, and if I do say so myself, it’s the best!"

"Chicken potpie?" Malachi asked, looking around the table to nods of assent "We’ll make it easy, Delilah We’ll all have potpie"

"Why, that is easy!" Bea, Delilah bustled off to fill their order

"I see you’ve gotten to know her," Olivia said to the others

Jane set to know Delilah"

"What did you learn?" Malachi asked

"Aaron bought the drawing of the general," Dustin said, getting right to the point

"You’re sure?"

"I know his handwriting--and I know Horse Far the art doesn’ttrip Or even if he did, it ht have been a practical joke"

"We don’t play practical jokes," Olivia said "Not e’re dealing with kids who are struggling with addiction or other issues"