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Jaris caar “Kaylyn?”

“Right here”

He walked to her and pulled her into his aret you home as soon as possible”

“I want that, too”

“Once Jason finishes his briefing, we’ll go back to your house”

Jaris held Kaylyn tight The news about Jacob and Josh had stunned all of the and he realized she felt responsible

Jason caave a more detailed account of the disappearance of Jacob and Josh to those gathered around Even though Jaris couldn’t see the security detail that the sheriff had put together for Dragon Week, he knew them to be quite capable

“Jacob’s dad informed me that they had told him they would return by five,” the sheriff said “No one had been worried when they didn’t show up, knowing they were deters But when the horses returned about ten ed the whole equation”

“Sheriff, I’ to do with Lunceford,” Corey, one of Belle’s husbands and a US marshal, stated flatly

Jaris reached into his coat pocket and touched the handle of his pistol It was still a talisman that made him feel better in this kind of dire situation, with or without his sight

“I agree, Marshal,” the sheriff said “This is likely theWe all want you to keep your wife safe, so you won’t be part of the search party Since Belle is Kip’s et, I also want Emmett, Cody, and Bryant to be excluded, too”

Jaris was i Areat deal of sense

“We’re going to take Belle and A, Jason,” Shane, Belle’s other husband and brother to Corey, said He’d served several years in prison undercover for the CIA, keeping tabs on Lunceford If anyone kne the bastard operated, it was Shane

“I want everyone else to form search parties for our two men”

Easton Black, the leader of Shannon’s Elite, the local CIA teaiven the seriousness of this situation, I’d like to suggest appointing members of my team as leads so that the search parties will have access to ROCs You kno spotty cell service can be around here, especially in the mountains”