CHAPTER FOUR
When Carly walked into Special Agent Voss’s office, she was surprised to find him alone behind his desk.
Why isn’t Lyle here yet? she wondered.
Her partner usually arrived first at the BAU Quantico headquarters. He lived nearby, and he’d told her on the phone he was more than eager to get going.
“I’m ready for another case. I’m gnashing at the bit.”
Carly felt a sudden misgiving. Could Lyle be waiting in his own office for her to join him before they came to meet with Voss? She hadn’t checked there or even gone to her own desk in the big general work area. When she’d gotten off the elevator and seen Voss’s door standing open, she had assumed they were both waiting for her.
“Have a seat, Agent See,” Voss said without rising.
She sat in one of the chairs in front of his d
