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know yet. And until I do know who is pulling the strings, your life, and mine, aren’t worth shit.”
    â€œBut why me?” That hint of fear reappeared in her eyes. “We haven’t seen each other since you left. It just doesn’t make sense that they’d come after me instead of your sister.”
    Peyton was light years away from dim-witted, but she sure as hell was stubborn on the issue of her own safety. “It makes perfect sense,” he argued. “They couldn’t get to Dee. And now she has someone who’d give his life to protect her. Plus they already know there’s nothing she can tell them. They’ve tried and they’ve never been able to get to her. They got to Bethand now they’re coming after you for the same reason.”
    Peyton shook her head in denial. “You can’t know that.”
    He knelt on the floor beside the bed. “Yes, I can. And they’ve already started.” He lifted the mattress and pulled out the material Chase had given him. “They’ve been building a case against you from the very beginning.”
    â€œBuilding a case? But I’ve done nothing wrong,” she railed. “There’s nothing to build a case with.”
    He emitted an abrupt bark of laughter as he stood and crossed the room. “Neither have I, and look where I’ve been the last three years.” He handed her the envelope. “I promised you an explanation and here it is. Everything I know so far.”
    Peyton’s insides trembled as she stared at the envelope, afraid to open it. Afraid to see the truth? Maybe. Or maybe her fear stemmed from something much more simple and a whole lot more complex. Such as once she reviewed the documents contained inside, she knew her life would be forever changed. And not necessarily for the better.
    Jared leaned against the wall once more. “Take a look, and you’ll see for yourself, Peyton. This is a whole lot bigger than even I imagined. It doesn’t justify what they did to Beth, but I do understand why they went to such extreme measures.”
    Each time he said the name of the woman he’d turned to, Peyton’s heart ripped just a little more. She didn’t think she could claim jealousy as the culprit. Certainly she had no right to feel anything in that regard, but even the knowledge did zilch to stop the ache squeezing her heart.
    She was still reeling from the shock that Jared had actually married another woman. A woman he’d felt safe with, one who’d accepted him at face value and loved him despite his alleged criminal past. To Peyton, it only underscored her own lack of faith in him and added to the bitter taste of betrayal already on her tongue.
    If she didn’t stop thinking of Jared married to another woman, she’d go crazy, no matter how much of a hypocrite it made her. Forcing herself to concentrate on the envelope in her hands, she lifted the flap and pulled the documents from inside. She stared in shock at a bank statement for an account in her name that didn’t even belong to her. The account had been opened two months after Jared left, right around the time the feds had finally left her alone. Her gaze skimmed to the balance and she nearly choked at the astronomical figure.
    â€œThis isn’t mine,” she said. “Federal Union handles all of my financial needs. I don’t even bank here.”
    He leaned over her and pointed to the top of the bank statement, which indicated her name on the account, sent to the care of William Minor, a lawyer on Capitol Hill. “According to this, it sure as hell is.”
    â€œNo,” she said, with a shake of her head. “It’s wrong. I don’t know William Minor. This can’t be mine.” She tapped the attached copy of the signature card. “This isn’t my signature.”
    â€œNo, but it’s close, isn’t it?”
    She examined the reproduction. “Yes,