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you jackass. It’s a BDSM club. They don’t pay people for sex there. People pay to be members to hook up. It’s a safe environment for people to explore their desires.”
    “Well, I do believe our little Maura knows a little more about BDSM clubs than she should,” Zeke said, irritation and something else Dillon didn’t want to even think about humming in his tone.
    “Would you two shut the fuck up?” He looked through the pictures. It was a full- page ad, four different pictures, all tasteful. But he didn’t see her there.
    “Where?”
    His sister sighed, as she often did with him, and moved to behind his desk. “Right here, behind the bar. Looks like she’s one of the bartenders from the way she is dressed.”
    He squinted and then grabbed his magnifier. Zeke stepped up on his other side and leaned over his shoulder. “How did you see her in that?”
    “I used that new program I came up with. Remember, I came in and said that I used it?” She said it as if he were an idiot. “I can set it up to scan sites looking for pictures to fit.”
    “I knew there was a reason we kept you around here,” Zeke said, but Conner barely heard him. He was zeroed in on the petite blonde behind the bar. Her hair was no longer curly or golden brown. Blonde straight locks dripped over her shoulders, giving her a more chic look. She was always a clever girl, smarter than her father or brother gave her credit for.
    “Damn, it is her. Do you know her name?”
    Maura shook her head. “I thought about calling, but my worry is that if we do, and it gets back to her... ”
    Conner nodded. “She’ll run. And if she hears her father’s trial is heating up, she’ll definitely go underground.”
    “I thought I could go.”
    He glanced at his sister, surprised. “What?”
    “I mean, she doesn’t know me, right? I checked out the club, and they allow you to pay a one- night fee to explore. I could do that, find out what name she’s using. She’ll be easier to track that way.”
    Conner sat back in his chair as Zeke shook his head. “You can’t let her do it.”
    “Why not?”
    “Well, she’s not trained.”
    She huffed out an irritated sigh. “First, I am trained. You guys use me all the time when you need someone to go in and check things out.”
    “That’s here. Not at some BDSM club.”
    “Zeke’s right. I want to make sure this is done right.” He looked from one to the other. “You guys will go together.”
    “What.”
    They both yelled it together.
    “Zeke, you just finished up with the Markinson case. So why don’t you just go along, make sure Maura stays out of trouble.” He turned toward his sister. “You’re the best observer I know. You can watch with Zeke there to make sure nothing goes wrong. Make the arrangements.”
    Neither of them said anything for a moment, but he knew they understood they had no choice. He couldn’t go. Marjorie would freak out and run. This way they would get out of his hair and find out everything he needed. And they both knew when he had made a final decision.
    “I’m flying first class,” Maura tossed over her shoulder as she stomped out of the room. “And I am not sharing a room with him.”
    She slammed the door and Zeke sighed. “You’re lucky you’re my best friend. Or I might find a way to lose your sister over the Pacific.”
    He glanced up at his friend. “I trust you to protect her. I know Maura can be a pain, but you know she’s good. You wouldn’t have closed the Markinson’s case without her. Just try to keep the beatings to a minimum.”
    Zeke sighed. “I’ll try, but it won’t be easy.”
    Once Zeke left him alone, Conner stood and walked to his windows. The buzz of the Miami rush hour was just getting started as he looked down at the stop- and- go traffic. He couldn’t believe they’d found her.
    Ten years. Because of his obsession, of his stupidity, he had lost her and his career. He knew she wasn’t dead, had actually gotten a few leads