“Maybe so, but I don’t have his knack for uncovering clues. Knowing which ones to follow.”

Dana vehemently shook her head. “You’re too hard on yourself.”

She flipped through the manila file folder she’d retrieved from the desk drawer. Something flickered in her eyes. What was it? Worry? Frustration?

“Okay, what aren’t you telling me?” Willow asked.

A smile quickly replaced the frown on Dana’s face. “No clue what you’re talking about.”

“Right. I know you well enough to see something else is on your mind.” Willow tried to snatch the file away, but Dana was quicker and held it close.

“Now I’m sure you’re hiding something.”

The woman buried the file back in the desk drawer already crammed with folders, then riffled through the same stack of mail Willow had been through minutes ago. “I can take care of these for you. You didn’t have to come in tonight.”

Willow crossed her arms. “You can’t put me off forever.”

“Okay, okay.” Dana rolled her head back and groaned. “Before he died, JT called Austin McKade to ask for his help on the Mason case.”

Willow’s stomach coiled. She pressed her hand against her midsection. She’d had a hard enough time getting over Austin without having to see him again.

“He did? But . . . why?” Did Austin even know about JT’s death?

“It’s an FBI cold case. JT had hoped Austin could get information so he wouldn’t have to reinvent the wheel, so to speak.”

Willow sank into a chair. “That makes sense. Total sense.”

But she wouldn’t put it past JT to have wanted to use the Mason case to his advantage.

This case might have been the excuse he’d needed to call Austin when he had other motives. He had an uncanny ability to convince people to go along with his wishes or what he believed was best for them. He had believed that Willow and Austin should be together. He just wouldn’t let go of it. But JT couldn’t have been more wrong.

Willow and Austin McKade had already crashed and burned, and those ashes would never be resurrected.

About the Author

Elizabeth Goddard is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of more than fifty novels, including Present Danger, Deadly Target, and the Uncommon Justice series. Her books have sold over one million copies. She is a Carol Award winner and a Daphne du Maurier Award finalist. When she’s not writing, she loves spending time with her family, traveling to find inspiration for her next book, and serving with her husband in ministry. For more information about her books, visit her website at www.ElizabethGoddard.com.

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