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She broke the kiss Laid her cheek against his chest Unsure of what he should say, how he could tell her, histhat came to mind

“Sorry I wasn’t here sooner”

She tilted her face up “Yeah, your tirinned at him

He wiped her bloodied nose clean with his thumb Pain flashed in her eyes

“Claire, I’m so sorry I should have—”

“Shh” She dusted his bruised face with a flutter of small kisses “We’re quite the pair”

He grinned down at her He’d talk to her later, find a way to get her toDry Creek without her He glanced down at the unconscious man at their feet

“We’ve gotta call the cops”

Claire grabbed the phone and flash drive frooon had dropped them A deep crack split the cellphone’s screen and the buttons didn’t respond to her fingers “It’s not working”

“Come on, our phones are inside”

She wavered a bit He clasped her hand in his and they hurried to the restaurant Energy coursed through his body as he planned how to talk Claire into leaving her hometown

As they ed froer required, Mr Warrick”

A sense of inevitability settled in Jake’s stomach This case had so many twist and turns, this last one just seemed par for the course Claire looked up at him Shock and confusion etched on her pretty but bruised face

“Claire, leta Ston”

The synapses in Claire’s brain shuttered to a stop She gaped at Charles Burlington Why did Kendall’s father have a gun?