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Fear overtook her face.

“As much as I don’t want to go back there alone, I have no choice.”

“You’re not alone.”

Conner mentally shook away the crazy thoughts. When Darci decided to let a man back into her life, it would be someone who had what it took to be a father and husband. That someone wasn’t him.

Darci shook her head. “I won’t put you in danger. This is my fight, not yours.”

“You’re wrong.”

“Just who are you?”

“The missing woman is my sister. The night she disappeared she called me. Said she was scared and on her way over.” He swallowed past the lump in his throat. If only…

No. Second-guessing himself was wasted energy. All the regrets in the world wouldn’t change anything.

“And?”

He met Darci’s eyes. “She never made it. Your boss apparently got to her first. And from the look of things, he’ll get you next.”