Chapter 70

I didn’t expect Hogan to swing by with meds in the dead of night. Caught me off guard, and I felt a tad guilty, too.

But then I thought, our slim thread of a connection wasn’t enough for Mr. Zade to go out of his way like this.

I figured it must be something to do with the couple’s space on the site.

Looking at the code I was hammering out, I got this weird itch in my chest.

I muttered a thanks, deliberately sidestepping that awkward moment, and said all polite–like, “Still knee–deep in code, not gonna walk you out, Mr. Zade.”

Basically showing him the door.

Hogan blinked, rooted to the spot, his gaze sliding over the hand warmer I was clutching, and he asked, “No heating?”

Heating? He thought this was the Rainbow Capital or something.

In an old office block like ours, we were lucky to have central air, let alone heating.

I forced a smile, “Not cold.”

Hogan didn’t bite, surprisingly pulled up a chair, and sat down.

I guessed he wasn’t leaving tonight without some answers, so I flipped to the couple’s space

“See anything that

a quick peek, and said,

+

that line before.

played it cool, “Give me

okay, his gaze drifted to the bookshelf, and the

when did

and realized he was holding the detective novel Darren had given me. I’d

no clue how Hogan pegged me as a mystery buff. I fobbed him

“Huh.”

zipped it and focused on fixing

office, all you could hear was

was lively yet eerie.

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09:54.

Chapter 70

done, I asked, “How about now,

“Let me see.

over, suddenly

“pop,” and the overhead light went out, the

blown fuse,

told Hogan to

my palm accidentally covered the back

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