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“Sorry I’m sorry, Cass I just…” She licked her lips It didn’t have to be Harman It couldn’t be Har around or ask questions He’d coht at her, beat her, kill her, worse than that, he’d drag her into his car or his truck and try to take her away…

“Dawn?” Cassie ht her breath “You think it’s your ex?”

“I don’t know It could be”

“Oh shit” Cassie’s eyes widened “No No It’s impossible”

“What?”

“No, it’s crazy I just—I ht turns up and works his way into your life and then, a couple of days later, this ht be your husband—turns up, too…”

“You think that Gray and Harman…” Dawn shook her head and refused to think back to when she’d considered the sa “Never! Gray isn’t—he’d never—Cass, no That’s not possible”

“That’s what I just said Forget I even mentioned it”

Dawn forced a smile “The rest of it, too Harine how he’d have found me Even if he did, he wouldn’t ask questions, he’d—he’d…” She looped her ar to be late if we don’t hurry”

Cassie nodded By the ti about a dress she intended to buy when she got her paycheck at the end of the week, but as soon as they parted and Dawn disappeared into her office, she ran to find Keir

Mary Elizabeth O’Connell was having a wonderful ti a wonderful time at all

She’d knocked on the door of Dan Coyle’s office a while ago, supposedly so they could discuss soested and they’d done that for maybe fifteen minutes After that, Dan had asked if she’d like some coffee

“The low-test brew,” he’d said, with that grin she found char

She’d said that sounded like an excellent idea and he’d phoned for coffee and, because it was alood plan, he’d asked the kitchen to send up a couple of salads and a sandwich assortment

“Is that all right?” he’d said to Mary