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you.”
    Chief pumped his hand. “I’m glad you agree d to come on board.”
    Randy arched a n eye brow. “I’m a little confused. Last I heard Becca took an early retirement.”
    “Let’s just say she was on an extended sabbatical.”
    “Even so, why me? There has to be at least one guy here who ’ s qualified.”
    “Becca wants to come back and work the case. Technically she isn’t related to Susan, and I figure it’s better to let her in than have her run off half-cocked and get hurt. She’s one of my best, and t he detectives here are just too close to keep her under wraps. She knows if there’s any sign of her emotions jeopardizing the case, she’s out. ” He slapped a file on the table in front of him. “Here’s what we know, the guy uses the same MO each time he attacks .”
    Randy straddled a chair and opened the file, listening to the chief.
    “ Y ou can see here that so far he’s killed three women and one man. We believe he gets them to answer the door under the pretense of delivering flowers.  However, there hasn’t been a witness who can confirm this theory .”
    A knock sounded on the door. He looked up to find the perfect candidate for the calendar of Hot Cops for charity. The officer had perfectly cropped bleach-blond hair, bright white teeth and golden tan. Everything I’m not, which is more than okay by me.
    “Sorry to interrupt, but you wanted to know right away when Becca was being released from the hospital. Jerry left a few minutes ago to pick her up and take her home.”
    “Thanks , Danny. This is Detective Bates , he’s going to partner with Becca to try and find the killer.”
    “Randy, this is Detective Danny Redman . I’m sure you’ll be seeing lots of each other in the coming days.”
    The officer briefly skimmed Randy’s hand before he spun on his heel and disappeared into the busy precinct. Randy got the distinct impression the man wasn’t too happy about him being there. Chief assured him there wouldn’t be any hard feelings about him coming on board. Even so, did the detective feel he should’ve been the one to partner with Becca?
    “Okay, where were we ? Oh right, once the murderer gets inside , he forces them to the couch at gunpoint. There he binds their hands and feet. Each victim has had a different item stuffed in their mouths before he meticulously sews their lips together. We find them laid out on the couch with a flower in their hands and a single gunshot to the center of their foreheads.
    “They ’ re alive when he stitches them?”
    Chief Thomson nodded. “Unfortunately, but there was one small difference with Susan. The killer walked right in and came at her from behind where she stood at the kitchen sink.”
    Randy shrugged. “The door was open so he didn’t need to knock?”
    “Becca left her house a short time before the killer showed up. Susan asked her to lock the door behind her.”
    Randy winced. “Oh , crap.”
    “ On top of that, Becca promised her sister, Darla, on her deathbed to watch over Susan. So you can well imagine just how our detective is feeling right now. She needs someone to keep her grounded.”
    “Okay, when do we start?”
    “The sooner, the better.”

Chapter Five
     
    Becca studied the snapshots strewn across her kitchen table. A shudder pass ed across her lips , and she wiped her eyes on her shirtsleeve.  Get your shit together, woman.
    She held her chin up and took a deep , cleansing breath before casting her gaze on the haunting stares of The F lorist’s victims.
    Susan’s murder and her return to the force all seemed so surreal . She’d even been assigned a partner...something she swore she’d never have again. Chief left her no option—agree to work with Randy or not work the case.
    This is nothing like having Jack as a partner. I have no emotional connection to ‘Randy’, outside of this case. Jack was family , my family.
    No matter how many times she looked at the photos, she couldn’t come up with