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Chapters (50)
  1. Also by
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. CHAPTER ONE
  5. CHAPTER TWO
  6. CHAPTER THREE
  7. CHAPTER FOUR
  8. CHAPTER FIVE
  9. CHAPTER SIX
  10. CHAPTER SEVEN
  11. CHAPTER EIGHT
  12. CHAPTER NINE
  13. CHAPTER TEN
  14. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  15. CHAPTER TWELVE
  16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  19. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  21. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  22. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  33. CHAPTER THIRTY
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  43. CHAPTER FORTY
  44. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  49. EPILOGUE
  50. Teaser Chapter

“Vail,” he said, cranking the engine, the heater roaring to life.

Ellie nodded. “It keeps popping up.”

Kade’s features darkened. “From the start, people said Heather ran off with some guy she met in Vail. The gossip was all over Coffee Springs. Even I believed it.”

“You reported her as a missing person. Didn’t the police check it out?”

“I’m sure they followed up on the rumor, but they never came up with anything.”

“After her body was found, you hired a private detective. Did he check it out?”

“Boulder County’s a long way from Vail. It changed the direction of the investigation. The detective never came up with anything, and neither did the police.”

“Doesn’t mean Heather couldn’t have left with a guy she met when she went skiing. There’s no way to know how she ended up where she did.”

Kade’s hands tightened around the steering wheel. “Looks like we’re going to Vail,” he said, and drove the Mercedes out of the parking lot.

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

“I’D LIKE TO STOP BY MY APARTMENT WHILE WE’RE IN TOWN,” ELLIE said as Kade drove back to the hotel. “I need to check, make sure everything’s okay.”

“No problem. What’s the address?” It was getting late. Kade had promised Ellie a night on the town, and he was looking forward to it. After everything that had happened, they both needed a break. They would head for Vail tomorrow to continue their search.

“My apartment’s on Speer Boulevard. It’s only a ten-minute walk from my office.” She gave him an address in the 200 block, and he punched the number into the Mercedes’s GPS system. A soft female voice guided him directly to the location.

Kade pulled into a guest parking space, and they took the elevator up to Ellie’s third-floor unit. She used her key to let them in, then began a quick check to make sure everything was in order.

“There’s a couple of things I need to grab while I’m here,” she said. “I’ll be right back.”

Ellie disappeared into the bedroom, leaving Kade to survey the apartment, a basic one-bedroom, one-bath with dark hardwood floors and windows opening onto a courtyard with a pool. A compact living room with a dining area contained a built-in desk and bookshelves, which, by the look of the stack of files and the reference books on the shelves, Ellie made good use of.

The place wasn’t fancy, and decorations were sparse. Clearly she didn’t spend a lot of time there. He wandered toward the open kitchen, which was roomy and modern, with granite countertops and stainless appliances, the best feature of the apartment. Ellie was a good cook, so it made sense.

She walked out of the bedroom smiling, a garment bag in hand. “I thought I’d pick up something a little more interesting to wear tonight.”