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She clutched her hands beneath her chin in a gesture of a prayer, and when she did, Sean felt a chill run through him. It was how they’d found Meg, with her hands clasped beneath her chin, like she’d been praying.

“Does this mean I get to live on the mountain with you and Shirley?”

Sean was surprised. “You would live with your mother-in-law?”

“I never had a mother. I’d settle for borrowing yours and be grateful for the rest of my life that I had a family to go home to at the end of every day.”

Sean pulled her into his lap, cradling her like the broken child she’d been, and let her talk.

“I knew last fall I would come back here. Pope Mountain was the magnet, and you were the gift I never saw coming. Are we crazy for committing this fast? I couldn’t bear it if you had regrets later,” she said.

“No, baby, no. This isn’t fast. It’s taken eighteen years for us to come full circle. I’m happy. So happy. Please be happy for us.”

“I am, but do me a favor and just let Shirley know you’re here. I don’t want her worrying.”

Sean pulled her close. “Already done.”

Amalie sighed. “What did you tell her?”

“That I’d see her in the morning.”

“Good enough,” she said.

Chapter 12

The moment Wolf ended his Zoom call, he went into emergency mode and dispatched a team from his security division to Jubilee. They came with photos of Amalie and Sean, her home and work address, as well as a photo of Fiona. They had their orders. He knew they wouldn’t let him down.

Then he called Jack Fielding.

Jack answered on the first ring.

“Wolf?”

“Yes, it’s me. Are you free to go back to tailing Fiona?”

“I can be,” Jack said. “What’s up?”

Wolf told him.

“Shit! This is getting crazier. Can the feds really tie your wife to the bomb?”

“They’re working on it, but she’s stalking my daughter now, and that makes her deadly. I have bodyguards on the way to watch my daughter’s back. I just need to know where Fiona is, what she’s doing, and where she goes, once she finds out I’m alive.”

“So, you’re going to come out?” Jack asked.

“Gotta clear it with the feds first to make sure it doesn’t screw up their investigation.”

“Do you know where Fiona is now?” Jack asked.

“Not really. Check the Miami residence first, then see if she’s registered anywhere in Jubilee under the name Mary Ingalls.”

Jack frowned. “Why does that name sound familiar?”

“Little House on the Prairie?” Wolf asked.

“Oh hell. Yes. If she’s flinging fake names around, she may have more than one. I’ll dig into it.”

“Thank you, Jack, and this time you’re on the clock. No more freebies for me. I don’t need them, but I do need you to help me get this nightmare cleaned up,” Wolf said.

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