CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
As Crivaro came on into the dorm room, Riley jumped up off the bed. She looked like a mess and she knew it. She wiped at her eyes with a tissue, embarrassed for him to see that she’d been crying. But it couldn’t be helped.
Frankie just stood there staring at the legendary Jake Crivaro with her mouth hanging open.
As Riley dabbed at her eyes, she was trying to register what Crivaro had just said.
Had he really told her they were going somewhere?
Crivaro snapped impatiently …
“Did you hear me? There’s been another murder in West Virginia. Grab your bag. We’ve got to get going.”
Riley couldn’t believe her ears.
She stammered, “But … I thought … I …”
Crivaro smiled ever so slightly.
He said, “You just got kicked out of the Academy, right?”
Riley nodded.
Crivaro
