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Оглавление“Ms. Dawson, your aunt was murdered.”
The kindness in his voice caressed the reality of what he said.
“That’s why we couldn’t let you into the crime scene and why you’re in this police car.”
Julianne took a long, deep breath and stared into the detective’s brown eyes. They had a darker ring around the edge. For all his crazy hair, the detective seemed like a steady man, holding her gaze and allowing her time to gather her dignity. She blinked, several times, fast enough to make the detective’s form waver, but not fast enough to hold her tears in. But she didn’t turn away. If he was going to tell her, while she sat in the back of a patrol car, that her aunt was dead, then he could watch her cry. Neither she nor the detective would get the relief that a trip to the bathroom to splash some cold water on her face would provide.
Detective Berry didn’t flinch. Yet he knew who she was—who her family was. He’d just told her that her favorite aunt was dead. Murdered. And he didn’t once shirk from her. A stronger man than most.
