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“I’m sorry to hear it,” Dan said politely

He watched as Baron stalked to the door Then he looked at Dawn He couldn’t read the expression on her face Was she angry? Frightened? Distraught? Whatever she was, the Baron man had put that look there, and Dan didn’t like it

“Dawn? Is everything all right?” he said softly

He thought he’d never seen anything that took more effort than the smile she flashed at him

“Yes Everything is fine Thank you for—well, thank you”

“Listen to irl If you need ruffly, before she could answer “Anywhere If you run into sorief, you call me and I’ll be there before you can blink Okay?”

Dawn said that she would Dan didn’t believe her but he save her shoulder a fatherly pat and waited until she’d gone to her office Then he picked up the house phone and dialed Keir’s private office

“Coyle here” He spoke softly, cupping the phone, his back to the lobby “Keir, I need to see you I think so with Baron and the lady No, I don’t knohat it is but I’ to tell Snyder to keep an eye on her” Dan dropped his voice even lower “And I have some information… Yes Fine I’ll be there in five minutes”

Dan hung up the phone He hadn’t wanted to believe that Baron had any connection to Dawn’s past It didn’t see like her husband but he’d put out feelers forthat made no sense

Gray Baron had flown to Queen City right before he’d turned up in Las Vegas That had tothe question over in his er in the man’s face and the fear in hers had been

as visible as the sign that blinked outside the hotel

Dan rolled his thumb over his pursed lips Should he tell Dahat he’d learned? No Why frighten her until he had so her

Slowly he walked to the front door of the hotel Baron was just getting into a cab It was probably toofor the airport, and out of Dawn’s life

“The airport,” Gray said, as the taxi pulled away from the hotel