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Maria felt her remaining energy ebbing, like a balloon leaking helium. “I’m the victim here. I lost my plane because I trusted the wrong person.”

His face remained impassive. “That’s quite a story you told me. I’ve never heard one like it.”

“Well, it’s true, every word.” Her anger rose to the boiling point. “Who do you think you are, anyway? You don’t have the right to interrogate me.”

The glint in his eyes was dangerous. “Actually, I believe I do. You are a stranger who crashed a car that doesn’t belong to you in my creek. I’ve got only your story that bad men are after you to retrieve something you say you don’t have.”

She opened her mouth for a retort.

“Stay put until I get back,” he said.

She straightened. “Maybe I’ll be running along, too.”

A hint of a smile revealed a small dimple in his cheek. “You’ll stay put.”