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irritated her. She didn’t have time for that kind of speculation. Right now, all of her thoughts needed to be focused on keeping her aunt alive and bringing her in so that they could put Garduchi behind bars where he belonged.
    â€œWell, now that you’re satisfied I am who I claim I am,” Boyd said, continuing to stand, his gaze hard on Katrina, “how about telling me why you paid Garduchi a visit this morning?”
    Katrina looked to her superior and saw the suspicion in his eyes. It hurt. Even though her father’s family had been a part of the Garduchi organization for generations, she thought she’d proved herself to Captain Drake. “My aunt contacted me this morning and asked me to help her.”
    â€œYou should have called me immediately,” Drake growled.
    â€œCalling you wouldn’t have helped, I owe Leona. After my mother died, she practically raised me.”
    â€œDid she ask you to go see Garduchi or was that your idea?” Boyd asked, wondering just how strong her family ties were.
    â€œShe asked me to speak to him for her. She said she’d had a religious conversion after her husband died and had been donating all of the skimmed money to the church and other charities. She wanted me to tell Garduchi that and ask him to forgive her.”
    â€œAnd did he?” Drake demanded, his displeasure with her actions clearly evident.
    â€œNo.” She faced him defiantly. “I knew he wouldn’t. I just needed to be able to swear to my aunt that that was the case. When she called back this afternoon, I convinced her that she should turn herself in to the authorities and let them protect her.”
    â€œThat’d be me,” Boyd said. “We want to get Garduchi under federal indictment. And we can provide better protection for your aunt than any local police organization.” He glanced at Drake. “No offense.”
    Drake reluctantly nodded his agreement. “I’d like to be the one to bring her in and bring Garduchi down but, as much as I hate admitting it, I couldn’t guarantee her safety. With that price on her head, we’d have shooters trying to break into our jail.”
    From his less-than-hospitable manner toward her, Katrina guessed Agent Logan wasn’t going to like what she had to say next. She wasn’t interested in spending more time in his company either, but she didn’t have a choice. “There is one small catch. She won’t come in unless I’m assigned to help guard her.”
    â€œConsider yourself on loan to the FBI,” Drake said without hesitation.
    The suspicion she’d seen in his eyes coupled with the fact that he was so clearly glad to be getting rid of her cut deep. Katrina’s chin stiffened with pride. “Yes, sir,” she replied briskly.
    Boyd watched the exchange with interest. Her visit to Garduchi had shaken any faith Drake had in her. If she was straight, he felt sorry for her. If she wasn’t, he didn’t want her pawned off on him. “Officer Polenari is known by Garduchi’s associates to be a relative of Leona Serrenito. And since Garduchi knows she’s been contacted, he’s sure to keep a close watch on her. In fact, he’s had a tail on her all day. I think it would be best if she stayed as far away from her aunt as possible.”
    They were making her feel like unwanted garbage. “I would agree with you,” she said tersely, “but my aunt won’t come in unless I’m there.”
    â€œFrom what I’ve heard, Mrs. Serrenito is a stubborn, hardheaded woman,” Drake confirmed. “My guess is that she’s not going to come in unless you play by her rules.”
    Boyd realized he had no choice. “All right. Officer Polenari is in, but we’ll have to be certain to get rid of any tails before we meet with her aunt.”
    She gave him a haughty glance. “I’d already figured that part out.”