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open for whatever we want to do together.”
    Alisha shivered, even in the warmth of the kitchen. “I guess we could have dinner, as long as it’s in an out-of-the-way place.”
    â€œYou can come here. I’ll make dinner.”
    â€œYou cook?” This man was simply too good to be true.
    â€œYeah. I can cook. I can do quite a few things that would probably surprise you.”
    She had no doubts about that. “Then I guess I’ll see you Monday night.”
    â€œAnd if I happen to see you Monday during the day, I’ll try not to touch you in public, although it’s going to be damn hard.”
    She’d definitely avoid the stairwell and Judge Riley’s chambers. “Have a nice day, Daniel. And happy new year.”
    â€œYou, too, Alisha. And if you start having any reservations, just remember us together last night. It’s only going to get better.”
    Any better and Alisha might lose herself totally to this enigmatic prosecutor.
    But what the heck. She’d lived in a celibate shell for over a year. Long past time to make up for lost time. After all, what was the worst thing that could happen?
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    â€œYou want me to do what?” Daniel glared at Allan Vera, the current D.A., hoping he hadn’t heard correctly. Maybe he hadn’t. All morning he’d been distracted by thoughts of a defense attorney he couldn’t get out of his head.
    Vera released a rough, irritated sigh. “You heard me, Daniel. I said you have to take the Massey case.”
    Of all the asinine directives, this one had to top the list. “Krauss is handling it fine.”
    â€œI’m taking Krauss off and putting you on it. The city leaders want this one to go away quickly.”
    â€œI’ve got a full caseload and the Jamison murder trial still pending.”
    â€œJason Jamison is still on the loose.”
    â€œYeah, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be caught soon. In the meantime I plan to build a solid case against him.” As far as Daniel was concerned, any man who would strangle his lover and shoot his own brother with calculated precision deserved to suffer all the punishment the law would allow. First, they had to catch him.
    â€œThis Massey thing should be easy enough,” Allan said. “Krauss has already handled the details. You don’t have to do much of anything but show up in court to argue the case.”
    And in doing so, face off with a woman he wanted so badly he could taste her. The little taste he’d gotten two nights ago hadn’t been nearly enough. Now it might have to be, unless he could somehow get out of this whole thing. “I don’t have time to handle some frivolous trial just to satisfy the city leaders.”
    Allan ran a hand over his balding head and kicked back in the office chair, hands resting on his bulbous belly. “Those city leaders make sure you get paid. And they answer to the citizens, who pay your salary.”
    â€œI handle felonies, not misdemeanors.”
    â€œDon’t forget this one involves an assault of an elderly woman who broke her arm. That’s serious business. If we don’t stop him, someone else is going to get hurt, maybe worse next time. The city wants this guy off the streets, and in order to ensure this they want the best on the case.”
    Daniel couldn’t disagree that the guy should be stopped. He just didn’t want to be the one to do it. “Why don’t you take it?”
    â€œNo can do. I’m about to go on vacation in a few weeks, so I need to take care of my own business. I’m taking the wife skiing in Purgatory.”
    And in turn sending Daniel straight to hell. The devil would be joining Vera on the slopes before he agreed to this. “We can put Goeble on it. He’s got tenure.”
    â€œGoeble’s a suck-up, not a decent jurist. He’s more interested in parading his ass around, pretending to be a lawyer just to