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“You don’t knohat you’d do without aze at him playfully

“I do” His voice softened, and she paused, searching his eyes They didn’t usually do serious She wanted to ask hiether for the next three days

“You taking the lead on this one?” Demi lifted a brow

“Nothing left to do but get in the car and drive”

“Oh yeah, you’ve been studying Seeker closely It’s okay I appreciate the authenticity” She winked

“Brat” He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close Fah her body Silence settled around them as they made their way outside and she locked up

“You brought your laptop, right?” he asked

“Of course What kind of researcher would I be if I didn’t?” she scoffed

He laughed “Good point When you get inside the car, open the glove compartment”

She spotted the black sport utility “Pierce!”

“Devil’s in the details” The sun turned his hair golden, and the urge to kiss his lips hit her like a sucker punch

“Thank you,” she said

“Wait till the trip is done before you say that, okay?” His gaze darted around He opened the passenger door, grabbed her bag, and strode over to the driver side with rushedon here? She climbed into the car, sank down into the colove coreeted her Her heart soared The map had a black line and a circle around the final location She removed the rubber band and found notes written in the sa delivered to her home

“Oh le Inn” The infamously haunted hotel had been featured on , Pierce”

He turned to her and grinned “It’s about a five-hour drive, so let’s get on the road and beat the traffic I figure we can check into the hotel and grab soht”