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"But you notice that no one has crashed into you since you started driving different vehicles?"

"Maybe he just didn't like that I had such fancy vehicles."

"No. I don't think so. I think it's just made it harder for him to determine where you are, or if you are the one in that car."

"Speaking of cars, when we eliminate the threat permanently, you can pick any car you want to use for your own."

"Oh, how sweet of you."

"Yeah, well, I was going to offer before, until the maniac tried to kill you and Raymond. I just need to make sure that he doesn't target you again."

She wished they had already captured him. She hated that they had to worry about this all the time. It would be nice not having to have a bodyguard with her at all times. Though she liked all of them. She hoped that they wouldn't have to keep them even after they caught the guy and incarcerated him.

"After what's happened this time, and because of my wealth and your importance to me, we'll be keeping the bodyguards."

She sighed. "All right."

Then she wondered about Brendan's sister and his ex-girlfriend again.

Gregory rubbed her back soothingly. "We're going to check on them in the morning after we have eaten breakfast. Don't worry about it. Sleep."

She tried to close down her mind, count sheep, anything to stop thinking about it. He began thinking about making love to her, and she smiled. "Now that's something I can get into. She kissed him and reached down and found he was fully aroused and ready for her—again.

That's all she needed to get her mind off the issue facing them. "Love you."

"You're the only one for me."

Early the next morning, Gregory and Sascha went down to have breakfast, and then they didn't tell anyone where they were going. They didn't even take a bodyguard. Not until Hank could do another background check on all of them.

Then they drove to Austin, where both Brendan's sister and ex-girlfriend lived. They stopped at a drive-thru, got some mocha lattes, and then took off again.

"Which woman are we seeing first?" Sascha asked.

"The ex-girlfriend, because the sister may not have a beef with Brendan. But the ex-girlfriend might. Though she might not be willing to talk to me after I didn't see her any further. And seeing you could also hamper the investigation since you’re the new girlfriend who became my fiancée and soon-to-be wife."

"Do you think that you should drop me off somewhere else while you see her? I could go to a mall or something."

"No. You don't have a bodyguard." No way would he let Sascha out of his sight. He suspected the attempted murderer was staying around the Dallas area, but what if he had followed them here, and if Gregory left Sascha at the mall by herself, he went after her?

Then he pulled up to a four-story apartment complex, and they both got out of the car. They walked up to the door, and he knocked, noting the peephole so Janie would know it was him.

She finally opened the door. He was glad she wasn't at work. "Hi, do you remember me? Gregory Landry?"

She glanced at Sascha.

"Sascha Lassiter."

"What do you want?" Janie asked.

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"Like I asked before, what do you want?" Janie asked, sounding highly annoyed that they would intrude on her day.

"Hi, well, I need to know about Brendan. Have you seen him recently?" Gregory asked.

She started to close the door on Gregory.

He stuck his foot in the door. "Sorry, this is important. I don't know if he's involved in anything criminal, but I need to speak with him."