Page 106 of Rangers Last Promise

He reaches the same conclusion at the same moment.

Someone else has been inside my house.

Someone besides Hampton.

And whoever it was now has the only key to Grant’s lockbox.

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“Everyone out.”

Mara looks at me.

Sheriff Tate looks at me.

The two deputies standing in the hallway look at me.

No one moves.

I point toward the bedroom door.

“Someone has been inside this house. Until we know how they entered and whether they left anything behind, everyone goes outside.”

Mara folds her arms.

“This is my house.”

“I know.”

“I’m also a deputy.”

“I know.”

“And you’re not in charge.”

“I know.”

She waits.

“So why are you giving orders?”

“Because no one else is moving.”

Sheriff Tate sighs.

“I hate to admit it, but he has a point.”

Mara turns on him. “Whose side are you on?”

“The side that gets everybody out of a house someone has already broken into.”

“That sounds suspiciously reasonable.”

“I have my moments.”

Mara looks at the charm bracelet in her hand.