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dressed. “Call me when you wake up, I’ll come get you.”

“Get me for what?”

“I’m going to see if I can get the captain to hire you as a

consultant on the case.” He hopped as he pulled his pants up

and fastened them.

“What? Why?”

Nick grinned mischievously and crawled back into bed,

his belt still in his hand. He kissed Kelly soundly. “Because

I’m running with your treasure hunter theory and I’ll need

you to back me up.”

“What?” Kelly sounded breathless and a little panicked.

Nick headed for the steps, buttoning his dress shirt as he

went. “That’s not my theory, it’syourtheory!”

“Not according to the report I’ll be submitting!” Nick

called back.

“Don’t you dare put my name to a time-traveling Knights

Templar librarian, you crackpot!”

Nick laughed as he slid his feet into his shoes and headed

for the door.

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Chapter 3

hat are you doing here on a Saturday? How

“Wthe fuck long have you been here?” Hagan

asked Nick as he tossed his coat onto his desk chair.

Nick looked up from the files he was studying.

“Oh my God,” Hagan said as he saw Nick’s face. “You

look like a feral cat in an alleyway. What have you done to

yourself?”

“Found a case of energy drinks in the break room,”

Nick answered, his words clipped and precise. “I think I got

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