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‘Yes.’ She kept her gaze on Warwick. ‘He’s the one who called me about Gail Saunders. We went out for dinner.’

‘He’s also the doctor who treated Jordan Turner and Gail Saunders,’ Zack said.

‘He didn’t have anything to do with this,’ Lindsay said.

Zack’s brow lifted, surprised by her defense of the man.

She shook her head. ‘I know how cops think. Everyone is a suspect.’

Warwick studied her. ‘The doctor has a connection to both victims.’

‘Dr Begley is one of the good guys.’

‘How long have you known him?’ Zack said.

‘Seven months.’

‘Are you dating?’ Zack challenged.

‘That’s my business.’

Zack muttered an oath as the forensics van arrived. Warwick excused himself and went over to the technician as he unpacked his equipment. Zack caught Lindsay glancing toward her town house. ‘Is something wrong?’

‘No.’

‘Is someone in the town house? Maybe your Dr Begley?’

She met his gaze. ‘Sam is not in my town house.’

Two hours ago, Zack had been inside her. In those moments they’d been so close, the world had felt right, balanced. Now, she was doing her best to keep space between them. They were back to being near strangers. ‘Is there anything else I should know?’

She shook her head. ‘You have all my shelter records. I don’t have any more secrets to hide.’

‘You’re protecting someone. I know it. Is it Dr Begley?’ Zack challenged.

Her face flushed. ‘I told you, Sam has nothing to do with this.’

He lowered his voice so that only she could hear him. ‘You’re holding back on me.’

‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’

‘Warwick is running this investigation now. He’s got a reputation for being tenacious as hell. He won’t give up until he has answers. Tell me what you’re hiding.’

The slight shift in her gaze spoke volumes. ‘I’m not hiding anything.’

He’d felt nothing but frustration from the moment he’d laid eyes on her two days ago. ‘Don’t make this harder than it has to be.’

She almost smiled. ‘It was never easy for us, Zack. So why start now?’

Zack cursed and strode away.

Vega and Ricker pulled into the parking lot in front of the church. Vega shut off the engine. His phone rang and it was Warwick who updated him on the latest murder.

‘Thanks,’ Vega said. He gave Ricker the rundown.

She shoved out a breath. ‘This gets nastier by the minute.’

‘Yeah.’

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