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"We’re a legiti, and we’ve been extreood at what I do," she said defensively

"You just saw Longman," Sloan said

She was silent as she returned his stare

"Longman?" she asked Her voice was thin

He shook his head "All this timeI’ve wondered if he’s in hed "Yes, I saw hione now At least, I don’t see him anymore"

"Why didn’t you say you saw hiht it up?"

"Hoas I supposed to know you saw hihost," Sloan said

"Who is he?"

"One of randfathers on randparents hanging around?" she asked

"Sage?"

"Sage"

Sloan sat down "They say she haunts the old theater I’ve never seen her I’ve always thought that everything I’ve heard about Sage supposedly haunting the theater had to do with people acting crazy They scare the or a shadow ht--and they’re out of there" His eyes narrowed "Have you seen her?"

"I don’t know for sure I’ve seenI’ve seen a woht she was there And in s do ht be there I was angry, I went in and I said that the sheriff was an ass and--"

"You said I was an ass--out loud?" he broke in

She raised one shoulder "Sorry Yes You had acted like an ass I an sent me here and you were a jerk"

Sloan kept his expression noncommittal "And then?"

"My brush flew atand he wondered if it could be true--that Sage McCor out for him

"Do you have any special talents?" he asked Jane "Can youat him "Sloan, they choose to make contact with us We can let theet soht Let et you back"

"I could’ve just driven"

"Ato put yourself at risk"

"I can shoot I’ for his keys "I can shoot, too But I plan on being extremely careful until we find out exactly what happened to Jay Ber her back Not the driving--the sitting next to her He couldn’t stop thinking about the fact that she’d seen Longe Maybe She knew, she understood

He wanted to keep a distance between thenize how different that made them

And yet he was equally drawn to Jane Everett To her scent, the quickness of her s mistake, he told himself She was only here to create a likeness based on a skull

Which now seee McCormick

When they arrived at the theater, she opened her door as he opened his He waited as she came around the car to where he stood by the driver’s seat She didn’t speak for a moment

"Sloanshe wrote to e McCormick wrote to me"

"She sent you a letter?" he asked skeptically

Jane shook her head "No, I took a shower, and she wrote in the mist on the mirror She said beware and trickster And she wants , but I have no idea what Maybe she wants you to know that it’s her skull She’s been cryptic, to say the least"

"There riting on yourin the shower e McCormick?"

"No, I’m not"

"Do you think someone came into your room? Thetrickster, perhaps?"

"No, I don’t I’ doors I may not have come from law enforcement like some members of my team, but I learned a lot and saw a lot," she told hiain