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“I mean, I want you to stay,” Ross corrected.

Jessica lifted her feathery brows over questioning eyes, but said nothing,

“Let me explain.”

“I’m listening.”

“We have a situation here—”

“We?”

“I have a situation. At least, the sheriff’s department does.”

“Yesterday’s shooting?” Jessica asked.

He nodded. “We don’t know what we’re facing. There’s the possibility what’s happened to you is totally unrelated to other incidents in Swenson County.”

“So if I leave tonight, I’m no longer your problem,” she reasoned.

“I can’t let you do that.”

Her eyes widened with a hint of anger. “You can’t stop me.”

“Actually, that’s not completely true.”

“What are you going to do?” she insisted hotly. “Arrest me?”

“If I have to,” he answered easily.