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She’d met John at his office, and the rest, as the saying went, was history.
    “Have you settled on a date?”
    “Rachel wants to get married at Emerald Lake in the fall. I tried to convince her that it wasn’t the best time for an outdoor wedding, but she isn’t listening to me. She doesn’t want a big wedding. As long as our families and close friends are here, that’s enough for Rachel.”
    Ryan wasn’t surprised. Rachel was the most down-to-earth person he’d met in a long time. “Good luck with your plans.”
    John glanced at Ryan. “Tell me about your secretary.”
    “Sophie? Have you met her?”
    “I haven’t, but some of my team did. Tanner was looking for someone who might have been able to help with another case we’re working on. Sophie was using the kitchen in the local campground when he arrived.”
    Ryan looked closely at John. “I knew she was staying at the campground. What haven’t you told me?”
    “She’s been sleeping in her car.”
    “I thought she was renting a cabin. Are you sure she’s sleeping in her car?”
    “As sure as I usually am. She didn’t seem too worried.”
    Ryan didn’t know what to say. In the early days of his music career, he’d spent more than a few sleepless nights in the back of his truck as well. But Sophie wasn’t the reckless nineteen-year-old that he’d been. She was older, wiser, and in too much trouble to risk sleeping in her car.
    Ryan hadn’t thought to ask Sophie where she was sleeping. “She never looks as though she’s crawled out of the back of her car.”
    “Looks can be deceptive. Do what you like with the information. I just thought you’d want to know.”
    “There’s something I need you to do for me.” Ryan kept his eyes focused on the can of soda in his hands. “Sophie’s in trouble, but she won’t tell me what’s going on. Until a few months ago, she worked as a research assistant at a university. She told me she’d been living in San Francisco, but I’m not sure she was telling me the truth. She hasn’t mentioned any family or where they might be living. I want you to find out who she really is and what’s going on.”
    “Do you have any bank account numbers or Social Security details that we can use?”
    Ryan shook his head. “She wanted to be paid in cash. I didn’t have a problem with that until I found out that she was in trouble.”
    John pulled a cell phone out and started making notes about what Ryan was saying. “What about her vehicle? Is it a rental or does she own it?”
    “I think she owns it. I’ll let you know what her license plate number is when she arrives tomorrow morning.”
    “Does she use any of your computers or the Internet while she’s with you?”
    Ryan thought back over the conversation he’d had with Danny. “She’s been looking at different sites on the Internet. Danny mentioned the other day that she’d been looking at a recruitment website.”
    “I’ll ask one of my team to speak to Danny. If we could have access to the computer that Sophie’s been using, it would make finding out what’s going on a lot easier.”
    “If someone could come around tomorrow afternoon, I’ll ask her to go into town and pick up some supplies. If they can do what they need to then, Sophie won’t know that someone’s been on her computer.”
    John frowned at Ryan. “She’s not going to be impressed if she finds out that we’re doing. Are you willing to jeopardize your relationship with her?”
    “I’m willing to risk our friendship if it saves her life. I’ve got a feeling that Sophie’s in more trouble than most people find in a lifetime. She won’t tell me what’s going on, so I need to find out myself.”
    “We’ll do our best. I just hope you know what you’re asking me to do. Sometimes you’re better off not knowing what’s going on.”
    Ryan couldn’t imagine that would be the case with Sophie. “Send me a bill when you’ve found as much information as you can. I’ve got a