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  1. “I’VE NEVER LIED TO YOU, DANA.”
  2. Also by
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. Chapter One
  8. Chapter Two
  9. Chapter Three
  10. Chapter Four
  11. Chapter Five
  12. Chapter Six
  13. Chapter Seven
  14. Chapter Eight
  15. Chapter Nine
  16. Chapter Ten
  17. Chapter Eleven
  18. Chapter Twelve
  19. Chapter Thirteen
  20. Chapter Fourteen
  21. Chapter Fifteen
  22. Chapter Sixteen
  23. Chapter Seventeen
  24. Chapter Eighteen
  25. Chapter Nineteen
  26. Chapter Twenty
  27. Chapter Twenty-One
  28. Chapter Twenty-Two
  29. Chapter Twenty-Three
  30. Chapter Twenty-Four
  31. Chapter Twenty-Five
  32. Chapter Twenty-Six
  33. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  34. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  35. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  36. Chapter Thirty
  37. Chapter Thirty-One
  38. Chapter Thirty-Two
  39. Chapter Thirty-Three
  40. Chapter Thirty-Four
  41. Chapter Thirty-Five
  42. Chapter Thirty-Six
  43. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  44. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  45. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  46. Chapter Forty
  47. Chapter Forty-One
  48. Chapter Forty-Two
  49. Chapter Forty-Three
  50. Chapter Forty-Four
  51. Epilogue
  52. Teaser chapter

“Oh, yeah. Rock is all about the game.” The elevator door opened, and Wolfe gestured her inside. “He knows I’m looking for him, and now that he’s engaged, he’ll come to me.”

She leaned against the worn paneled siding, her mind spinning. “Wait a minute. You’ve sent out some crazy guy challenge?”

“Yep. I have a little time, but I’m gonna need to start making a trail that leads away from the team.” He pushed the button, and the elevator rocked twice before descending, creaking loudly with a protest that hurt her ears.

She needed to get through to him. “You’re crazy.”

“Wrong. I’m bait.”

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Twelve

The smell of dust combined with the scents of pepperoni and whiskey made the bullpen area of the office smell like home. Wolfe kicked back and flipped through the manila file folders of the cases assigned to him as Dana worked away in Brigid’s computer room, conducting basic research.

The ability to manipulate people wasn’t one of his talents, unlike going through doors or dodging bullets. However, he’d do what he had to do, and by the end of the workday, he’d have Dana agreeing to stay at his cottage and take care of Kat, even if he had to go hunting Rock. Yeah, he was using the kitten as a pawn, but the house, located at the end of a cul-de-sac with a very armed and capable Malcolm West as a neighbor, was safe.

He’d learned early on that getting Dana to think something was her idea was the best way to gain her cooperation. Stubborn woman.

Force had shut the door to his office as he worked, and Roscoe snored quietly at Wolfe’s feet, no doubt sporting a doggie hangover from the booze. Malcolm worked through files silently at his desk, occasionally sipping the latte Wolfe had brought for him. He looked up. “I made inquiries about the heroin pipeline around six months ago, but it’s going to take time.”

“Thanks,” Wolfe said. That kind of inquiry always took time, and Gary Rockcliff had probably covered his tracks well. Wolfe settled back, relaxing as much as he could. Office work wasn’t his thing, but this was kind of nice. Peaceful, even, with Nari typing a mile a minute in her office, Kat sleeping on her desk, and the door open. The shrink must have some serious work to catch up on, since she’d barely scolded Roscoe for his foraging through her office the previous night.

The typing stopped. “Guys?” she called out. “I’m printing out the reports from the last op. Would you look them over and make sure I added everything I need and didn’t add anything that might hurt us with our HDD handlers? They’re not happy with us, and I need a couple extra sets of eyes on this.”

“Sure,” Mal said, not looking up.