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“McKenzie” She sighed out his na?”

I? Probably Since they were partners and they were supposed to have a serious hands-off rule in effect But a guy could still dream

The plane jerked a bit Cadence’s lashes lifted Her big, golden eyes were startlingly aware for someone who’d been asleep That was Cadence Instantly alert

Always on guard

“We’re touching down,” he told her

Her head rose, a faint furrow appearing between her brows as she realized she had been sleeping on his shoulder

Not that heher pillow Not at all Especially because she’d been the one to move closer to him

Cadence licked her lips

Torture

Then she hurriedly straightened in her seat “I didn’t realize we’d arrive so soon”

“It’s been two hours” Not that he’d been counting They’d left their base in Quantico early thatout on another case he already kneould hit too damn close to home

Hell, he’d taken the case because it hit close When he’d gotten the phone call froed It wasn’t his first ti to Captain James Anniston

Because fifteen years ago, Kyle’s sister had disappeared in that same small, southern town

Vanished without a trace

There had been no way he could have denied Anniston’s request for assistance Kyle hadn’t told Cadence about his connection to the town, not yet

He knew Cadence She would think he was going to the town for the wrong reasons To find my sister

Cadence would be right

As an FBI agent, he’d always thought he knew all about the evil in the world Then, last year, he’d been transferred to the violent crined to ith Cadence

Her specialty?

Serial killers She was a doctor turned profiler, an MD who’d taken to profiling not just killers, but also their victims Her profiles were dead-on and had resulted in a case closure rate that had caught the attention of all the higher-ups at Quantico Cadence’s skills were in high demand at the bureau

Killers weren’t stopping They were si more vicious

Right then, he and Cadence figured there were between thirty and forty active serials hunting, just in the United States All those killers hy Uncle Saents to work specifically at serial apprehension, or SA as the bureau called it

The pilot’s voice ca them to secure their seat belts as they landed It was a private plane, one the FBI let its agents use when they were going out on cases like this one

When ti in the balance

“Do you think she’s still alive?” Kyle asked Cadence, unable to hold the question back

Cadence hesitated

She doesn’t

Cadence never seemed to have ot them to lead her to the killers, yet she never seemed to think she or Kyle could actually save anyone Stop the killers, yes, but rescue a victim?

No

“Lily Adaiving a quick shake of her head Her gaze cut toward the“There’s certainly a chance she could still be alive, but I don’t knohat to expect”