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Her attacker was back.

Panic sent her pulse racing. Flashlight in hand, she ran to the attic steps, taking the offensive. She wouldn’t be a victim again.

“Don’t move,” she shouted.

But it wasn’t her attacker coming up the steps. Chief Winters came toward her. She should take a step back but she couldn’t move. Something about him had her heart fluttering. He lifted her chin with his finger.

She wanted to tell him what a romantic cliché his action was, but then she’d be admitting her attraction. And she couldn’t admit that. She’d never risk her heart again. Even if she were willing, something stood between them.

“What are you doing up here again?” he asked her.

She couldn’t tell anyone what she’d done, especially not him. “Chief…”

“Jewel, don’t you think it’s about time you call me Colin?”

His voice was so gentle, she could almost forget he was here on official business. But that would be a mistake.

“Colin, I—”

But she never got a chance to speak. A scream tore through the attic.