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Kira squirmed in her seat. She was doing her best to act casual, as if she wasn’t hanging on every word of the sheriff’s side of the phone call.
What was Nick telling him?
Whatever he was saying, it seemed to be a lot more than just vouching for her or telling the sheriff to piss off. How mad was he at Kira for deceiving him? She clamped down on her own guilt. She had her reasons. She was doing what was necessary to go after the Procurer. At least, that was what she told herself.
It didn’t make her feel any better.
After what seemed like an eternity, Sheriff Cook held out the receiver. “He wants to talk to you.”
Trevor reached for the phone as if the sheriff had been talking to him. “Well, that’s only natural, I suppose.”
“Not you,” the sheriff said with note of exasperation. “He
