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need to come in and make a statement as to what happened to you.”

Risa nodded. “I told Jace I’d do that tomorrow.” Although, truthfully, something

about bringing charges against that boy still didn’t feel quite right to her. Goose bumps

covered her body as she went back to that moment and relived his fear.

Duke’s gaze moved down the pinpricks covering her nudity. “Come here, honey.”

He tugged her between his legs and tucked her against his chest. The scent of what they’d

done together still lingered on their flesh, tugging Risa back under the spell of her

adoration for this man. “You’ve made a statement before, you know you can do it.”

Risa rolled to her side and snuggled into the crook of his arm. “I’m not thinking

about that.” Besides, if Duke thought this kid and Justin MacLesten had anything in

common, then his job had jaded him far beyond healthy levels. Maybe he needed her

more than even she realized. “I just wonder what makes a kid start stealing. And beyond

that”—she tipped her head back and tried to look up at him…”where’s all the stuff he

took?”

“We’ve shown his picture up and down the interstate and none of the motel

management recognizes him.” Duke snorted. “We thought he might be living in one of

those cheap-ass weekly rentals, but if he is, management won't own up to it. Hell, I’m

gonna guess he sold a lot of the stuff for a quick buck.” Duke’s chest heaved beneath her

and he let out a long, weary sounding breath. “He’s gotta be a street kid, I just don’t

know from where. He’s skinny under that big jacket and loose clothes, I could see that

after sitting across from him for a couple hours while trying to get him to talk. He faces a

lot of charges, whether he confesses or not. We’ll get everything situated and transfer him

to Billings where they have a juvenile facility that can hold him until he goes to trial.”

Risa shuddered. “That sounds so final to me.” She didn’t want to think of the horror

stories about prisons, even the ones for youths. “He’ll be permanently branded a criminal.

His life will be half over, and he’s hardly even begun living.”

“He made his choi…” Duke’s cell phone started buzzing and bouncing around on the

floor. It must have slipped out of his pocket in their mad dash to get undressed. “Shit.”

Risa stretched out, leaned over the side of the bed, and grabbed it before he moved.

She handed it to him and pushed to the foot of the bed to give him some space.

She only heard small pieces of the conversation, not much more than a “Sheriff

Boone here,” a “give me the location,” and an “I’ll be there in fifteen,” before he ended

the call.

“I’m sorry.” Duke rolled out of bed and quickly started dressing. “We have a

domestic dispute that has turned violent. I need to go, I…”

She held up a hand. “I know.” She smiled with encouragement. “You like to make

your presence known so people know you take these crimes seriously. It’s your job, I

understand.”

Back in his jeans and shirt, Duke slid on his jacket and buttoned it up.

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