CHAPTER FOUR That knot of apprehension didn’t go away as Carly made her way through the BAU building at Quantico. She skipped checking in at her own desk in the open work area and headed for the individual spaces assigned to a few senior agents. When she reached her partner’s glass-enclosed office, she saw that Lyle was there, sitting at his computer. She hesitated outside his door. They were both due to meet with Special Agent in Charge Voss in a few minutes, and Carly was afraid there might be some residual discomfort between them. She hoped they could iron out any tension before they went to talk with their team chief, because there would be plenty of other issues to work through once they began the meeting. For one thing, Lyle’s addictive lapse was surely going to be part of the dis

