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“No, you won’t I want you to relax and have as much semblance of your nor other than doing your job and taking care of Evie I’ll do the rest”

Finished checking out the kitchen, seeing it had prettyValley looked bigger than she had always thought of it from here

“Why are you doing this?” she asked

She heard him walk up behind her and stop beside her “I was there when the man tried to run you over”

He had already indicated as much, but she wanted to knohy he was here with her Why had he offered his services, free of charge?

“Why this?” She turned as she swept her ar him “Why is it so important for you to help us?”

She met his incredibly blue eyes while he considered his reply

“I don’t know,” he finally said “When I first saw you, I had no intention of going out to meet you, but then I saw that car with the driver and instincts kicked in This is what I do, Hazel”

That sounded truthful enough Why, then, did she have this feeling that it was more personal than that?

“Kerry called She lost the white car,” Calluhts elsewhere “She said the driver otten away as easily as he did”

Hazel bit her lower lip in consternation The killer had gotten away Where was he now? Lurking outside? Did he already know they were here? Picturing Evie’s sweet sleeping face, she released her lip with a long sigh If the killer knew the toell, he’d know the Dales Inn was the only hotel in Mustang Valley

Feeling as though soh the s, she went to stand by the dining table

Calluht, so don’t worry And if you have any lingering doubt as to why I’ in danger like this”

She believed that his as second nature to hiht there was more to him than that,he hadn’t acknowledged himself Yet

Looking down at all the iteoing to be wearing those?”