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okay,” Zak told him. “I want to see you when this is all over.”
    Not waiting for a response, Zak stood and turned to Logan. He hadn’t noticed just how far they’d traveled from the big bodyguard. He stalked forward, making certain that Logan saw him wipe Luca’s blood across his jeans.
    Logan was grinning as he slapped Zak’s back. “I wasn’t sure you had it in you.”
    “Yeah,” Zak agreed while handing the gun to Logan. Now was the test. Would Logan turn the weapon on Zak now?
    He tried to keep his thoughts from his face.
    “I owe you a beer,” Logan said, throwing an arm over his shoulder.
    “What…what about the body?” he inquired.
    “We’ll dump him closer to the town. There is a good wooded area that should hide the body for a few days. If anyone finds him, he won’t be anywhere near our property. It’s a big if that he’ll even be found. I did my research. I think the animals will take care of most of his remains.”
    Zak was walking along with Logan but couldn’t help glancing over his shoulder to see if Luca was moving. “If he is found, his body will be traced back to us,” Zak said.
    “Don’t worry about that. We’ve got it covered. Every one of us will have an airtight alibi,” Logan assured him. “Now let’s get a truck and throw the trash out.”
    “Sure,” Zak agreed. He’d just have to wait until he was alone to throw up his dinner.
     

Chapter Five
     
     
     
    Abilene was dressed in a pair of comfortable sweatpants and a tank top. With a towel still on her head, she wandered back to the small desk where she’d left her computer running.
    The program she used through the federal government still showed the icon that it was working so she strolled back to the bathroom.
    Just as she finished braiding her hair, a loud knock sounded at her door, startling her. Quickly she grabbed her gun from the side table as she made her way toward the pounding. Whoever was outside appeared to be very impatient.
    She glanced out of the peephole and saw a badge. The Shifter Coalition. Abilene knew one of the main offices of the Coalition was in Lake Worth but what in hell did they want with her?
    She swung open the door, keeping her weapon behind her back.
    “Can I help you?” she asked politely.
    “Agent Fox?” a handsome, brown-haired man asked her.
    She nodded looking from him to the scruffy man behind.
    “Good.” Scruffy pushed past them both and into her room.
    Abilene spun around with a growl.
    “If you don’t mind, we need to speak with you and it would be better if no one else knew we were here,” the brown-haired man said, crowding her to follow Mr. Rude.
    “Sure, come on in,” she said sarcastically. “Can I offer you anything? Coffee, tea, my kidney?”
    The rude guy snorted but smiled. “Coffee would be good.”
    Shaking her head, Abilene decided to just play along. She was a federal agent and was not going to let two strange men intimidate her. Since she’d already poured water and coffee grounds into the small coffee pot that the hotel provided, she switched the power button on before turning around.
    Mr. Rude was standing over her laptop, watching as her program continued.
    “Hey!” She sprinted over to the table and slammed the lid closed on her computer.
    He chuckled.
    “Who are you and what do you want?”
    He was at least six foot tall so she had to tilt her head back to glare at him, but she was not backing down.
    Pulling a badge out of his back pocket, he tossed it to her.
    She caught it and gave it a quick glance. Jamie Ward. Looking over at the nicer guy, she raised an eyebrow.
    “I’m Cody Johnson and you’ve just had the pleasure of meeting Jamie Ward. We’re here to speak to you about your investigation.”
    Abilene dropped Jamie’s badge on the table next to her laptop and crossed her arms over her chest. “What about it?”
    “Stop looking into Zak Lewis,” Jamie demanded.
    The pieces of the puzzle started to click together. She also