Chapter 1, continued
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"I'm so sorry," he whispered. Kate shook her head, and the tears began to roll once more.
"I just-- I just wish the bastard had killed me. I wish the girls would wake up, but I'd rather they die than lay there somewhere in between. If they died. . . then I could just kill myself and we could all be together. . . but with them in between. . . I-- I-- just. . ." She finally cracked. The weight of it all seemed to topple onto her and she fell forward onto the desk, bawling. She stayed that way for about a minute, but then just as suddenly she straightened, stiffened, and cleared her throat. "I'm sorry Mr. Calder, Mr. Fox. I-- have to go." She grabbed her jacket off the arm of the chair and raced out of the room.
For a few moments, the two men sat there, taking in what they had heard. Then Jeremy sucked in a big breath of air. "I think you should get on the phone and call Melody Honeycut. Tell her to go check on her friend. I also think we should both drop our other cases for the moment. I think this one is going to have to be a priority." Don nodded blankly. Kate's words were echoing in his head. This one was definitely going to be a priority.
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