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"Abel slipped into a crack, so weis that you had to bargain for it, probably with unfavorable terive it up for me I want you to be happy"
"I’uel back, and life will return to the way it was before and I’ll be okay with that More than okay"
"Are you sure?"
"Co Eve scra up the cordless handset "Hello?"
"Ms Hollis Detective Ingra, Detective"
"Your secretary told me you wouldn’t be in the office today It was your boyfriend’s car that was in that big wreck yesterday on Harbor, right? Shortly after you left the station?"
"His car was in a wreck, yes Fortunately, neither of us was in it and he has good insurance" She rushed forward, waylaying any further questions on the matter "I know you need the rest of my statement, but you still have my car"
"If you’re up to it, we’ll coht hours after a disappearance are crucial, Ms Hollis You ht have inforood time for you?"
"My partner and I could come by in about an hour and a half, if that’s okay"
"That’s fine See you then" She hung up and returned the receiver to its base She looked at Alec "Visitors in ninety minutes"
"You couldn’t put theht get ugly"
Asmodeus had already stated his desire for the cleanest extraction possible If he was coel--"
Eve stood "You’ll knohat to do when the ti in a fluid ripple of power "I hate not knohen to duck"
"You love it," she retorted, stepping close enough to set one hand on the taut muscles of his abdoh of that the last feeeks" Alec caught her hand and moved it over his heart "I’m ready for stability"
"Haven’t you noticed that I’ns in my life If I’rinned "Don’t I know it"
The police arrived before an hour had passed Eve suspected they’d done so as a way to keep her unnerved
Montevista and Sydney rode the elevator doith her and Alec, but they separated on the ground floor The guards headed toward the open-air courtyard where the pool was Eve and Alec went to the glass entrance door and let the detectives in
"I hope you don’t mind that we’re early" Jones said as they stepped into the foyer He was sporting an avocado green suit and the gri too faram shook Eve’s hand with a palm made cold and wet by the chilled water bottle he carried He shot a sidelong glance at her when he greeted Alec the sa his dubious view of her dual boyfriend situation
"I see fire on?"
"Suspected gas leak on one of the floors," she lied, beco irritated when her mark burned
Is that really necessary? she colare sent skyward It’s a white lie
"Should we go soram asked
"My floor is clear, but we can sit in the courtyard" She gestured in that direction and they athered around a circular glass patio table, one of the few that lacked an umbrella since the te topped off A s the water level The tinkling sound created a tranquil atmosphere Eve deliberately chose a seat that kept her back to a planter bordering a wall Montevista and Sydney, professionals that they were, were inconspicuous
Jones was lugging around the briefcase Eve had come to dread He set it on the pebbled ce it across the table toward her, he leaned back in the cushionedover our previous discussions," he said
Eve picked up the pen he provided "Yes?"
"And I think--"
A burst of cri of black feathers Alec’s chair rocked back onto its rear legs before toppling hiun’s report echoed
He was sprawled across the patio before anyone registered the a at Sara’s desk when she caerously short pinstriped skirt was paired with a fitted white dress shirt and four-inch stilettos thatexposed and the lack of a bra weren’t lost on him, but neither did they i hi?"
He sth of the desk His right ar into the stained walnut top "Didn’t I tell you that showing that video to Evangeline would be counterproductive?"
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