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“Listen to rated out the words “I don’t doubt that she is being held against her will now, but if this isn’t some kind of hoax and she’s there, remember this—she went there first of her own free will”

“Then what are you doin’ draped in weapons, hon?” Markie asked

Justin lifted his head His nostrils flared “I’otta have some kind of hope If she asked someone to call Bradley then maybe she’s ready to settle down and behave like a nor”

Allister was afraid to ask what he meant by normal “Why’s this mean so much to you?”

“Oh cooing on over there Man is lovesick”

“I haven’t seen her in over three or four months Last time I did it was by a cell phone connection”

“Then she did a right smart nu”

“Any idea what happened to her?” Allister asked, deliberately ignoring Markie again

“What do you mean?” Justin’s brow furrowed

“So far I’ve talked to you, Bradley, and Curt Three men, three different stories”

“And you’ll likely get another one from Gabe, too”

“Gabe? What horse is he running here?” Harley asked

“He saw another Heather”

“Wait a ether what Allister had already thought about “How old is Heather anyway?”

“Young,” Justin said, offering nothing more