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Prologue

Gavin

“Why did you leave me, Gavin? I needed you”

I jerk awake My heart beating rapidly, and a cold, clas over the side of the bed, bend down al et a hold of et up and walk into my bathroom I turn the shower nozzle until it’s definitely et in

The icy water runs over rab the body wash and rub it against htly

Luna’s face is there waiting

It never fails You would think after thirteen years she wouldn’t haunt me It doesn’t happen all the ti forme

Sohtmare I’ll see someone on the street that reh and it sounds exactly like her Other times it’s a sunset that reo Tonight’s nightmare wasn’t because of any of those

It was because of the orders I got from Quantico

Another murder

That’s nothing new It’s h to know that there is nothing surprising People are good and bad, but there are some that are evil to their very core Those are the people I hunt That’s what I do

My hand goes automatically to the scar on my side

That’s what almost killed me…

No, getting orders froh, it usually revolves around cases in and near Montana, since that’s where I work the majority of time I work out of the Montana field office, so that’s to be expected

Today the orders weren’t about Montana Tonight they want o to Maine

Christ

I never wanted to step foot back in Maine

Never

Turning the shower off, I reach for a towel, and step out I pat h and then hook the soft cotton aroundto the phone The bedside clock says three in the , but I dial

“This better be good, Kid,” Lawrence says when he answers

“Don’t pretend you were sleeping”

“Hell no I wouldn’t care if I was sleeping You interrupted ”

“Did you know?”

“Knohat?” he asks

“Know that Brass was going to order o to Maine”

“Fuck”

“You can say that again,” I mutter

I hear hilass or maybe a whole damn bottle down