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Mitch stiffened as he tried to deflect the sound of Stephanie Shelton’s anguished sobs. His stomach felt as if it were lined with hot tar. The only thing that made the situation bearable was the hope that she’d soon be reunited with her lost child.

Careful to allow her some dignity, he kept his gaze averted from her moist eyes. “Pack a bag for you and your daughter.”

“Why?” Her tone was charged with rebellion.

Then Mitch made the mistake of looking at her.

Her green-gold eyes were as dangerous as riptide and fringed with long sooty lashes. He was none too happy that he was making personal observations about the length of her eyelashes.

He was too seasoned a cop to let himself get sucked in by a pair of pleading eyes. Deliberate detachment firmed his voice.

“You’re coming with me. You’re both under my protection until this is over.”