h shifted, turning his head slig

ow. The harsh desert sun bounced violently off the truck's polished side pan

back booth, illuminating

h stopped dead

ched from the base of his neck, d

ammed against her ribs with terri

rom her grasp, hitting the ceramic

pping her burger. "Jesus

ouldn't

contents until she pulled out her phone, her fingers

lling up the grainy photo she ha

screen. The image on her phone was blurry, but the combination was undeniable: the same custom watch, the same b

rror and electric adrenaline

er. The man who knew wh

eating palms against the e

h, her knees shaking so badly they

oom," Harper said, her v

n look up from h

center of the narrow aisle. She sucked in a lungf

against the black-and-w

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d over the low

the shift in the room. Their broad shoulders tensed. Three of them c

red the let

from the edge of his table, starin

looking down

ately, the man