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“Where is the kid?” the ish brown hair Around six feet tall and of average build, he had the appearance of a regular guy No tattoos that Callum could see Clean-shaven Just as Evie had described to the sketch artist

“I won’t ask you again,” the killer said “Where is the kid?”

Callum had his hand on the door handle He lifted his other, pal the man, more to distract him “Just calm down”

At the same time that he opened the car door as fast and hard as he could, he karate chopped thehis aim off

The gun fired into the air as the man fell backward

Callum propelled hiing his foot, Callu into the road He began to draw his pistol but the other un he had tucked into his boot Callum ducked behind the open car door in time before bullets struck the side

Callu from the wound Kerry had inflicted toward the SUV He shot and missed

The killer raced off in his SUV, another failed attempt to shoot them

Looking into the truck, he saw Hazel crouched low, eyes big and dark and round with fear

“He asked where Evie was,” she said

Neither of them had to ask why The killer wanted both Hazel and Evie dead The little girl would be a witness to testify in a trial, if it ever cah him What would become of Hazel and Evie?

Chapter 13

A few days later, Calluht that Nancy Hersh should be back from her trip to Europe with her husband by now Calluood for the Valley He was anxious to workAce didn’t

Once again, they stood at Nan’s front door and this time she answered Round faced with short hair dyed blond, she wore visible hearing aids

“Nancy Hersh?” he asked