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  1. Also by
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Prologue
  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. Teaser

He cleared his throat. “Don’t call me again, Rachel. Stop using me and our unfortunate relationship for your show, because you look like an ass who was dropped by a man, and you don’t want that, do you?” Yeah, he knew her as well as she did him. Thank goodness he’d gotten out in time. “We’re done, and I have no comment on this or any other case.” He let silence hang between them for the last time. “And not for nothin’, but the hair color is both unique and genuine. There is nothing unauthentic about Laurel Snow.”

He ended the call and threw the phone across the room.

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Four

After midnight, Laurel was shivering violently from both cold and fury as she tried to keep her vehicle on the road after leaving the hospital. She’d shoved her coat in the back seat and the SUV wasn’t warm yet. Her phone rang and she pressed the button. “Snow.”

“Hi. It’s Kate. I couldn’t sleep and wanted to check on Walter.” Kate had stayed at the hospital until almost ten and then had gone home to check on the girls. Walter had still been in his second surgery of the day, and Laurel had insisted Kate get some rest.

Laurel slowed down at the sight of deer eating at the side of the road. They had a tendency to jump in front of headlights. “Walter is out of surgery and is in the ICU right now. I spoke with his surgeon after the surgery. Apparently, Walter suffered a heart attack and flatlined, but they brought him back.” Her throat clogged and she cleared it. “It was a rough go, but the doctor is optimistic.” Even her bones felt tired, which was impossible. Only her anger was keeping her alert.

Kate sighed, her voice weary. “Well, I guess that’s something. I very rarely miss my jackass of an ex, but nights like this, I wish I wasn’t alone. You know what I mean?”

“Sure.” Not really. Laurel had never been in a relationship where she leaned on a man. Not in a way to make herself vulnerable. She just didn’t know how. Sure, she’d dated, and she had gotten serious with her mouth-breathing ex-boyfriend, but even with Lucas, she hadn’t completely trusted. “I doubt my relationships with men are productive.” Huck was a case in point.

Kate chuckled. “If you’re looking for productive with relationships, then probably not. It’s just nice to lean on somebody sometimes.”

“Yes, I suppose so.” She sped up once the deer were in the rearview mirror. Hers was the only car on the road. “We have each other, correct?”

“Correct. Um, did you see The Killing Hour?”

Even the name of the podcast infuriated Laurel. “Yes. I watched it on my phone in the hospital waiting room.” How could Huck speak to that viper again?