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Chapters (71)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. Dedication
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. 6
  10. 7
  11. 8
  12. 9
  13. 10
  14. 11
  15. 12
  16. 13
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  36. 33
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  38. 35
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  40. 37
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  44. 41
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  65. 62
  66. 63
  67. Epilogue
  68. Acknowledgments
  69. Also by Mary Kay Andrews
  70. About the Author
  71. Newsletter Sign-up

“I’m not sure. Where else would I go? Your mom was so good to me, gave me a job and a place to stay. My stomach has been in knots since the day I left New York. But here, I started to feel safe. I guess I was fooling myself.”

Joe took a deep breath. “You’re not safe. Not yet.”

Alarmed, she half rose from her chair. “You’re turning me in?”

“No. But there’s been a development. That’s why I had to talk to you tonight.”

“What is it?”

“Evan Wingfield has put out a contract on you.”

Letty felt her breath leave her body. Her brain buzzed with what felt like static electricity, and once again, she felt trapped and helpless.

“He knows I’m here? In Florida? Oh my God!”

Joe grabbed her hand again. “No. He doesn’t know where you are. But he hired a woman he thinks is a corrupt housing inspector to track you down and … take care of things. Fortunately, the woman is actually an undercover FBI agent. Her name is Vikki Hill. She flew down here from New York today and checked into the motel.”

“That’s crazy. Nobody else knows I’m here. Nobody.”

“The FBI knows. After Tanya was killed, they found her arrest record and put it together.”

Letty looked around wildly. “Why would Evan want to kill me? I’m no threat to him.”

“Money. And Maya. He wants both,” Joe said.

“I’ve got to get out of here. Tonight.”

“No,” Joe said firmly. “You can’t do that.”

“I can’t stay here. You don’t know Evan…”

“Letty. Wait. Listen to me. You can’t keep running. Not with a four-year-old in tow. I know you’re scared. Hell, I’m scared for you. But I honestly think this is the only way you and Maya will be safe.”

She buried her head in her hands. “We’ll never be safe. Not as long as Evan is walking around.”

“That’s why you’ve got to do what this FBI agent wants. You’ve got to help us put Evan in prison, for what he did to Tanya.”

Letty looked up at him. “How?”

“Agent Hill wants to meet with you. Tomorrow. She’ll explain everything.”

“I don’t know…” Letty said. “What if this is some kind of trick? Evan knows people.”

“It’s not a trick,” Joe insisted. “Everything she told me checks out.” He let out a long sigh. “Anyway, you really don’t have any other options. You’ve just got to trust me on this.”

Letty stood up and fixed him with a cold stare. “You turned me in to the FBI. How else would they find out where we were?”