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Most of the police had gone and the bar had returned to its usual business Hazel couldn’t wait to get out of her disguise She went to the bathroo up, she washed her hands at the sink They could retrieve Evie soon When she lifted her head, she saw Carolyn’s reflection in the un

Seriously? Hazel’s disbelief buffered the slight gasp of shock and fear

The saht? “How did you knoere here?”

“Easy I knew you were looking for that Blurgeto be here one of these nights”

Damn that assistant

“If you don’t co ever since you left my restaurant I knew I could never make it without a chef like you and I knew I’d have a hard ti you”

“Carolyn, you don’t have to do this I told you I was sorry I never meant for any of that to happen”

“It’s too late for all of that I thought I could forgive you but I can’t Now get ”

Hazel hesitated If she ith this crazy wo She had to find a way to alert Callum

Callum

What would this do to him? And what about Evie?

More determined than ever, Hazel started toward the bathrooainst Hazel’s ribs, concealing the gun with the oversized sweatshirt she wore

Would anyone find an oversized sweatshirt odd? Arizona was hot, but it was early spring and nighttiot colder

Outside the bathroom, Hazel stalled Just as she suspected, Callum stood where he could see the bathrooht away

“Get going!” Carolyn jabbed her and forced her to hurry to the back door, which had been propped open to allow airflow