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Roarke smiled as they descended the stairs “He’ll see to it,” was all he said “I should be gone about five days, a week at the ain” He stopped, took her face in his hands “I need to see you again”

Her pulse ju to do with the rest of her “Roarke, what’s going on here?”

“Lieutenant” He leaned forward, touched his lips to hers “Indications are we’re having a roain, hard and quick “I believe I could have held a gun to your head and you wouldn’t have looked as terrified Well, you’ll have several days to think it through, won’t you?”

She had a feeling several years wouldn’t be enough

There, at the base of the stairs, was Su her jacket She took it and glanced back at Roarke as she shrugged it on

“Have a good trip”

“Thanks” Roarke laid a hand on her shoulder before she could walk out the door “Eve, be careful” Annoyed with himself, he dropped his hands “I’ll be in touch”

“Sure” She hurried out, and when she glanced back, the door was closed When she opened her car door, she noticed the electronic ot behind the wheel As she headed toward the gate, she flicked on the memo Roarke’s voice drawled out

“I don’t like the idea of you shivering unless I cause it Stay warm”

Frowning, she tucked thethe te in shock

She grinned all the way to Cop Central

Eve closed herself in her office She had two hours before her official shift began, and she wanted to use every minute of it on the DeBlass-Starr homicides When her shift kicked in, her duties would spread to a nuress This time was her own

As a matter of routine, she cued IRCCA to transmit any and all current data and ordered it in hard copy to review later The trans solid

Back, she thought, to deductive games On her desk she’d spread out photos of both victims She knew theht she’d spent with Roarke, she understood so of what had driven them

Sex was a powerful tool to use or have used against you Both of these women had wanted to wield it, to control it In the end, it had killed them