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happen again.
    I sat down and picked up the receiver of my landline, ready to call my father, when my cell phone rang. Another number I didn’t recognize. “Hello?”
    “I’m looking for Jade Roberts.”
    “You found her. May I ask who this is?”
    “Yes, this is Detective George Santos with the Denver PD. I’m investigating the disappearance of Colin Morse.”
    Oh, shit. Just what I didn’t need right now. “I’m afraid I don’t know anything about that.”
    “It’s our understanding that you were the last person to see Mr. Morse.”
    “I was one of four to see him that evening. I was accompanied by three other people, and there were many others milling around the city on Friday night.”
    “We’ve been in touch with the Snow Creek police. All three of them.” He scoffed. “One of their fine officers of the blue will be coming to see you, Ms. Roberts.”
    “I will look forward to it with bated breath,” I said sarcastically. I knew better than to get mouthy with a cop, but this was so not a priority for me right now. I wanted Colin to be okay, but I had too much else going on to be overly concerned. All I wanted to do was check on my mother and then go and see Talon once work was over.
    Would it be too forward to call Marj and request one of her homemade meals tonight? I could sure use it. And I could sure use a heavy dose of Talon.
    I was still pretty mad at him for leaving me there Saturday. But maybe he really wasn’t ready to meet my father.
    Maybe he didn’t love me as much as I loved him.
    The thought hurt, kind of sliced my heart in two, but Talon was Talon. Something was eating him up inside, and as desperately as I wanted to help him, he had to let me first.
    I went to pick up the landline again to call my father when a knock sounded on my door. God, would this workday never end?
    “Come on in,” I said.
    Michelle entered with an officer I recognized. “Jade, Officer Dugan needs to speak to you.”
    “Sure. Come on in, Officer Dugan.” I gestured to one of my chairs. “Sit down.”
    “I’m here to—”
    I held up a hand. “I know why you’re here. I just got off the phone with the Denver PD. Go ahead and ask your questions. But I don’t know much.”
    “I understand. When was the last time you saw Mr. Morse?”
    “He took me to dinner Friday night a couple weeks ago. When we were coming out of Enzio’s, the Steel brothers were coming out of Murphy’s. We all chatted for a while, and then Colin went on his way.”
    “Chatted” wasn’t really the right word for what had gone on, but I had basically told the truth. No punches had been thrown, thank God, though all four of them had threatened each other.
    “Did he say where he was going?”
    “No, he didn’t. I assumed he was going back to wherever he was staying in Grand Junction. He told me he was going to show up for court Monday morning, but then he didn’t.”
    “Were any words exchanged between him and Talon Steel?”
    I was an officer of the court. I could not lie to an officer of the law. And there was no need to. We had lots of witnesses. “Yes, words were exchanged.”
    “What kinds of words?”
    “Talon wasn’t happy to see Colin, obviously. And neither were his brothers. I don’t really remember everything that was said.”
    “Did any of the brothers touch him in any way?”
    I closed my eyes, trying to remember. Had Talon grabbed Colin? No. He and Jonah had both raised their hands to him, but they hadn’t touched him.
    Thank God.
    “No, they didn’t.”
    “Good.” Steve looked visibly relieved. “What was the last thing Colin said before he left?”
    “I don’t recall his exact words, of course, but he said he would see me in court on Monday.”
    “And he didn’t show up for court.”
    “That’s right.”
    “Is there anything else you can tell me about this?”
    I shook my head. “That’s all I know, Officer.”
    “You can call me Steve.” He smiled.
    I smiled back. “All right, Steve.