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“But the chain of custody hasn’t been broached”

“I don’t know that I didn’t supervise the collection of David Caldwell’s DNA”

“It was properly done, Mr Wilde Ace Laboratory is—”

“Here’s the bottom line, my client will not pay for the test”

“I’ll pay for it,” Sage said quickly “How much does it cost?”

Caleb looked at her “Four thousand dollars,” he said “Have you got that kind of money?”

She stared at hi in her eyes, everything froer to despair

“I hope you can live with yourself,” she said in a broken whisper, “because you are theI’ve ever known”

Caleb didn’t answer He thanked the doctor for her time, told her to bill him for whatever costs had been incurred

Then he took Sage’s arain, claers around her elbow and marched her out of the consultation rooh the front door and to the sidewalk

She dug her heels in and whirled toward him

“Why?”

“I told you The risks are too great”

“What do you give a da free of the band that held it; she tore the band away and tossed the hair back from her face “I don’t understand you I don’t understand anything about you!”

He gave a rough laugh