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“Why isn’t it preferred? Seems like it would be the safest way to do it,” Duke said

I shrugged “I’ it’s never come up”

“I thought they all passed out after they shift back to human,” Duke said

We all shook our heads like planned choreography, and I said, “If it’s a new shapeshifter that’s too green to control their beast, then they’re so apeshit that you, the local police, usually have to shoot the before a marshal can be called in They’re the onesback”

“If a shapeshifter is weak enough to still pass out after they change back, they don’t usually kill anyone on purpose We’re usually only called in after there are multiple bodies,” Edward said His vocabulary sounded al with Ted’s accent

“Hoe get honored with this many of you, then?” Duke asked

“I invited Blake in for backup,” Newman said

“But that doesn’t explain e need four of you”

Edward gave him a truly wonderful smile that warmed his face all the way to his blue eyes I wondered if he knew that his eyes got bluer when he pretended to be Ted “Now, Sheriff, you have three out of the Four Horsemen There are cases all over the country that would be plu out”

“If the three of you were as hot shit as you’re supposed to be, then he’d already be dead” Duke threw a thu at hi him the suspect, and he’d trusted him not to try to break out of the cell Duke could say that he still saw Bobby as ato treat him as more than that

“I already explained the warrant system to you, Sheriff It’s Newman’s warrant,” I said

“I know, I know It’s Win’s choice of how to do the execution until he’s too injured to do the job, and then one of you takes it over”

“Yes,” I said

“I thought you agreed that the footprint evidence meant we should look for other suspects, Duke,” Newman said

“I didn’t exactly say that, Win I just didn’t argue that it’s peculiar, that’s all”