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"You used me," she said, and shuddered Suddenly, her nakedness was too much for her She scrambled off the side of the bed and reached for her robe The thin silk offered no protection against his gaze, but she pulled it on and knotted the belt tightly around her waist Pushing her hair out of her face, she turned toward him "How could you?"

His ar loosely at his sides A cruel sht mouth She braced herself for the blow

"Now you kno I've felt these past years," he said "You used an Back when you said you'd o, when you ca I wouldn't turn you away Don't talk to e of someone It's what you do best"

You said you loved ht

She opened her mouth to speak the words aloud, then shook her head There was no point She moved around him toward the door How had this happened? How had their wonderful night becoly and mean? She reached for the door and pulled it open

"I'll be gone in the ," he said

Her eyes burned, but no tears fell Gone? He was leaving her? She'd only just figured out how ? Oh, please, God, it wasn't fair

"Wh-what about Bonnie?" Her voice cracked

"Can't you take care of her? I'll be back in less than a week With any luck, I'll have found the murderer"

Her knees tre to nearby towns to investigate Laurie's death Of course How could she have forgotten?

"Bonnie will htness in her throat She felt cold, although the night teed, but the cause wasn't illness, it was the pain of her broken heart