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Sounding much like the detective he was, Hunt asked in a steady voice, “Do you know the woman?”

Zoey shrugged “I have no idea who she is I know her na into her, but she had to work tonight, and things areaze connected with Rhys’ “I can’t figure out how she knehat happened”

He took her hand and squeezed tight, noting the treers “We’ll find out, believe , did she know you confronted Scott and Jake at the club? Or is the tihts?”

Archer leaned his elbows on the table, gaze focused on Zoey “It could be as simple as this woman went to the same university as you She could have heard what happened directly And that the ti of all this is a coincidence”

Zoey shrugged “That’s what Elise is looking into now”

At that, Archer frowned To Rhys, he still looked mildly annoyed at the mention of Elise, but he added, “More likely, she’s a ether when she saw Scott and Jake leave” His gaze returned to Zoey, his voice softening “Did she say what she wanted from you?”

“She wanted me to come forward,” Zoey answered “To et justice”

Archer’s jaw clenched, a telling sign he didn’t like what Zoey had said “And you told her that’s not an option?”

She gave a slow nod “I just…I—”

Hunt interjected, “Do not need to explain yourself or your choices to anyone”

A look of pure relief washed over her face “Thanks for that” She sighed heavily and added, “All I want to do is put this behind me”

Rhys had never been prouder of his group of friends He hadn’t had a woot what it felt like to not only protect her himself, but have his chosen family protect her too

“You deserve to do that, too,” Archer countered His head cocked as his stare beca “What did she do when you told her you wouldn’t come forward?”

“She gave me her card with her phone nu

Rhys squeezed her thigh, the only coive